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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

415 AM CDT MON AUG 5 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SLIDELL



* UNTIL 615 AM CDT



* AT 410 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF 

  VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM BERTHA OCCURRING 

  OVER THE SLIDELL AREA. THE BAND OF RAIN WAS MOVING TOWARD THE 

  NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.



SLIDELL POLICE REPORTED THAT WATER WAS THREATENING MANY VEHICLES IN 

THE LOWER LYING AREAS OF SLIDELL.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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