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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ... CORRECTION

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

935 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2002



CORRECTION FOR WARNING HEADER WHICH SHOULD BE NEWFFWNEW NOT NEWSMWNEW



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT



* AT 912 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN CONTINUING OVER MAINLY THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF ST. 

TAMMANY PARISH. THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND  

THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAME AREA THAT RECEIVED LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN 

LATE LAST NIGHT AND EARLIER THIS MORNING SUGGESTS A HIGH THREAT OF 

FLOODING IN SOME SECTIONS.  GREATEST THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN IN 

THE NEXT TWO HOURS IS FROM JUST NORTH OF SLIDELL TO SUN AND BUSH AND 

AREAS FROM COVINGTON NORTHWARD.  



ST TAMMANY PARISH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR REPORTED 

ROADS WERE FLOODED IN THE FOLSOM AREA. WATER IS GETTING CLOSE TO 

OVER TOPPING A BOGUE FALAYA RIVER BRIDGE JUST EAST OF FOLSOM AT 930 

AM. 



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.



EXPECTED FLOODING OF RIVERS WILL BE COVERED UNDER A SEPARATE 

BULLETIN.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCAND HAVE THEM 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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