Full Notification

FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northeastern Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana... South Central East Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Iberville Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... East Central West Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Port Allen, Oak Hills Place, St. Gabriel, Walker, Sorrento, Port Vincent, Prairieville, Geismar, Carville, Old Jefferson, Village St. George, Shenandoah, Inniswold, Gardere, Westminster and Belle Rose. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 153 and 190. Interstate 12 between mile markers 1 and 14. Interstate 110 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 5.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... ASSUMPTION, LA ... EAST BATON ROUGE, LA ... IBERVILLE, LA ... LIVINGSTON, LA ... ST. JAMES, LA ... WEST BATON ROUGE, LA

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.