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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

920 PM CDT WED OCT 9 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 115 AM CDT



* AT 920 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF 

HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH ACROSS TERREBONNE AND 

NORTHERN LAFOURCHE PARISHES. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2.5 TO 4 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN AND 

CENTRAL TERREBONNE PARISH AND SECTIONS OF NORTHERN LAFOURCHE PARISH.

ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER 

OF THE EVENING HOURS WILL LIKELY TO LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.

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