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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

740 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...METAIRIE...KENNER...MARRERO... 

  HARVEY   

  ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF...NEW ORLEANS

  PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELLE CHASSE

  ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT



* AT 740 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF

  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA...MOVING

  EAST AT 15 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE

  EXPECTED THROUGH 1030 AM. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED AND

  FLOODING OF ROADS ONGOING...ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LEAD TO 

  ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.



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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