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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

909 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL AND LOWER JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  CENTRAL AND LOWER LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GALLIANO...CUT OFF

  CENTRAL AND LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT SULPHUR



* UNTIL NOON CDT



* AT 908 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM PORT SULPHUR AND

  POINTE A LA HACHE TO GOLDEN MEADOW AND GALLIANO...MOVING EAST AT

  15 MPH. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATES 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN

  HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA SINCE 6 AM...AND SOME AREAS 

  FROM NEAR LAFITTE TO LAROSE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 10 INCHES OF RAIN

  SINCE THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY

  THROUGH NOON.



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 2952 9039 2971 9013 2967 8961 2955 8949

          2952 8959 2941 8949 2934 8925 2932 9034



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