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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

655 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  CENTRAL LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 900 AM CDT



* AT 655 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS 

AREAS OF CENTRAL LAFOURCHE...CENTRAL JEFFERSON...AND NORTHERN AND 

CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES PARISHES. THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 

HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WITH RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATING 5 TO 9 

INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME LOCATIONS. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IN LAROSE...LAFITTE AND BARATARIA. IN 

ADDITION...A FEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN LAROSE. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY INCREASE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.



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.



LAT...LON 2966 9030 2958 9017 2962 8984 2982 9000



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