Interactive NWS Alert Information
New Event for 70802
Flash Flood Watch valid from Jan 8 3:21 PM to Jan 10 6:00 PM CST
Sent to E-Mail at Jan 8 3:22 PM CST
Radar Time: Jan 8 2013 3:20 PM CST
000 WGUS64 KLIX 082121 FFALIX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 321 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THURSDAY... .A VERY SLOW MOVING SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN TEXAS IS ALREADY IMPACTING THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MOISTURE HAS BEEN INCREASING SINCE LAST NIGHT AND WILL BE VERY ABUNDANT AND THIS IS ALREADY LEADING TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE WATCH AT THIS TIME ONLY INCLUDES AREAS WEST OF I 55 AS THE BULK OF RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW SHOULD REMAIN IN THAT AREA BUT THE WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED TO THE EAST AS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO EXTENDED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THURSDAY. LAZ034>037-046>050-056>059-065-066-071-072-MSZ068>070-090530- /O.NEW.KLIX.FF.A.0001.130108T2121Z-130111T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-IBERVILLE- WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION- ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA- WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... 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... HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...AMITE... KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE... GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB 321 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH 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 TERREBONNE...NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...POINTE COUPEE...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST... UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER TERREBONNE...WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AMITE...PIKE AND WILKINSON. * THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * A STRONG SLOW MOVING SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP IN COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND PROVIDE THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS FOR PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO AREAS WEST OF I 55 TONIGHT...TOMORROW NIGHT...AND INTO THURSDAY. * AREA RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 6 INCHES. THE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE WHERE LINES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN FORM AND TRAIN OVER THE SAME REGIONS PROVIDING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN. ONE ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR TONIGHT WITH A SECOND MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER RAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. 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. &&