Saturday, April 30, 2016

Severe Weather Alerts - Baton Rouge, LA Flash Flood Watch Flash Flood Watch in effect until Sunday, 7:00 PM CDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...
IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...POINTE COUPEE...
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE
BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST
FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AMITE... PIKE...WALTHALL
AND WILKINSON.

* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

* PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING LOCATIONS
ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE OR ALONG LOW
LYING RURAL ROADS. FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND BAYOUS CAN
BE EXPECTED.

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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