The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for much of the Southshore through 2:45. A flash flood warning means that flooding of roadways and other areas is occuring or is expected to soon occur.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...HARVEY...
WESTERN ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW ORLEANS...EAST NEW ORLEANS...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELLE CHASSE...
WEST CENTRAL ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE...
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 1249 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR TERRYTOWN...OR NEAR
TIMBERLANE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GRETNA
THESE STORMS AROUND THE AREA HAVE A HISTORY OF DROPPING TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME WITH A FEW STREETS IN SLIDELL
FLOODING CAUSING A FEW CARS TO STALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
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