URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1047 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...
.DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOUISIANA COUPLED WITH A DEVELOPING SYSTEM IN
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS STORMS DEVELOP OFF
SHORE...THEY SHOW SIGNS OF FILLING IN AREAL COVERAGE. THESE STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO TRAIN ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED
SEVERAL INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AND THIS PATTERN IS EXPECTED
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-
EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...
PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...
DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...
LABADIEVILLE...PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...
RESERVE...THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...
METAIRIE...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...
VIOLET...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...
GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...
YSCLOSKEY...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...
CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...
WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...
OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN
1047 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH 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...ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...ST. CHARLES...ST.
HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...
TANGIPAHOA...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 WEDNESDAY EVENING
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...IN EXCESS OF 150 PERCENT
OF NORMAL...ARE ALLOWING FOR EFFICIENT PRECIPITATION GENERATION
ACROSS THE AREA. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION ALREADY
RECEIVED ACROSS THE AREA...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY
EXACERBATE ALREADY SATURATED CONDITIONS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS DURING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY NEAR 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
Captain Tommy C. Boyett, LEM
Director, West Feliciana OHSEP
P.O. Box 796
9938 West Feliciana Parkway
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Cell (225) 245-4221
Office (225) 635-6428
Fax (225) 635-6996
tboyett@wfpso.org
tcboyett@bellsouth.net
wfpeoc@att.net
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