NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge Mon Aug 29 2005 1134 AM CDT Flash Flood Warning

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS-BATON ROUGE LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1134 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 1132 AM CDT...FLOODING WAS RAPIDLY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD 
OVER THE AREAS SOUTH OF LAKES MAUREPAS AND PONCHARTRAIN AS DANGEROUS 
HURRICANE KATRINA MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA.  THIS IS A VERY LIFE 
THREATENING SITUATION.  

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.


LAT...LON 3005 9065 2988 9026 3030 9033 3022 9063

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