Full Notification

FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northern Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern Iberville Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... West Central St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 647 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Donaldsonville, Napoleonville, Gramercy, Lutcher, Convent, Belle Rose, Paincourtville, North Vacherie, Wallace and Garyville. This includes the follwing Interstate... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 191 and 197.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION, LA ... ASSUMPTION, LA ... IBERVILLE, 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.