Flash Flood Warning until 12:15PM 
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CONTINUES FOR OSYKA...KENTWOOD...GREENSBURG...AMITE CITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN AMITE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT
* AT 909 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HEAVY RAIN...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND WATER RESCUES UNDERWAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES OF HAVE FALLEN OVERNIGHT. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG I-55 BETWEEN OSYKA AND AMITE CITY...AND ALONG AND AROUND HIGHWAY 10 THROUGH GREENSBURG. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GREENSBURG...AMITE...AMITE CITY...MAGNOLIA...KENTWOOD...ROSELAND... OSYKA...EASLEYVILLE...DARLINGTON...GILLSBERG...WILMER... TANGIPAHOA AND MCCOMB AIRPORT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1215 PM.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ST. HELENA ... TANGIPAHOA
Instructions:
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
Address/Location
City of Ponchatoula
125 W Hickory St
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 985-386-6484