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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

534 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SLIDELL...EDEN ISLE



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT



* AT 528 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

STATIONARY LARGE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN OVER 

SLIDELL. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTHWEST SLIDELL SINCE 510 PM AND RADAR SHOWS 

THIS INTENSITY OF RAIN WAS OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ST. 

TAMMANY PARISH. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY 

THROUGH 7 PM WHICH WILL CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING OF STREETS...LOW LYING 

AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN AND AROUND SLIDELL.



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 3022 8984 3026 8988 3026 9000 3043 9001

          3050 8974 3021 8962



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