Flash Flood Warning until 07:45PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional thunderstorms continue to develop and move across the same area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Thibodaux, South Vacherie, Chackbay, Raceland, North Vacherie and Des Allemands.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFOURCHE, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SJPSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning