Saturday, September 29, 2012

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the Baton Rouge,Louisiana area

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
in effect until Sunday,September 30, 7:00PM,CDT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA... IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE... LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AMITE...HANCOCK... HARRISON... JACKSON...PEARL RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL AND WILKINSON.
* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTH LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WHILE MOST AREAS RECEIVED A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL TODAY...SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI RECEIVED AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURATED SOIL MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF EXCESSIVE RUNOFF DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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