Full Notification

FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northeastern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Orleans Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana... West Central St. Bernard Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northern St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Eastern St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 1120 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... New Orleans, Avondale, Metairie, Hahnville, Marrero, Laplace, Harvey, Timberlane, Reserve, Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Jefferson, Gretna, Harahan, Westwego, Gramercy, St. Rose, Ama, Waggaman and Destrehan. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 510 between mile markers 1 and 3. Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 195 and 211...and between mile markers 215 and 247. Interstate 610 between mile markers 1 and 4. Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 5. Interstate 310 between mile markers 1 and 11.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON, LA ... LAFOURCHE, LA ... ORLEANS, LA ... PLAQUEMINES, LA ... ST. BERNARD, LA ... ST. CHARLES, 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.