Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued May 30 at 8:53AM CDT expiring May 30 at 10:45AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS New Orleans LA
Issued: 2014-05-30T08:53:24-05:00
Expires: 2014-05-30T10:45:00-05:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 10:45 AM CDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GONZALES…
LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA…
ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA…

* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT

* AT 846 AM CDT……NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED
AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY
RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING ACROSS ASCENSION AND SAINT JAMES PARISHES
WITH RADAR ESTIMATES APPROACHING 3 INCHES. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL
FROM YESTERDAY…FLOODING IS LIKELY.
Instruction: TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEW
ORLEANS.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES…
DIPS…OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM…
EVEN A SMALL ONE…ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Livingston; St. James; Ascension

Message Identifier: NWS-140501-650809-614027
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings