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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Tuesday July 15th, 2025 :: 10:34 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Flood Watch until 01:00AM Saturday

* WHAT...Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are forecast Wednesday afternoon through at least Friday night. Generally, 3-6 inches of rainfall is forecast with locally higher amounts up to 10 inches possible. Rainfall rates in excess of 2 to 4 inches per hour are likely with some storms.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana, including the following parishes, Assumption, Central Plaquemines, Central Tangipahoa, Coastal Jefferson Parish, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Eastern Ascension, Eastern Orleans, Iberville, Lower Jefferson, Lower Lafourche, Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower Tangipahoa, Lower Terrebonne, Northern Livingston, Northern St. Tammany, Northern Tangipahoa, Pointe Coupee, Southeast St. Tammany, Southern Livingston, Southwestern St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Jefferson, Upper Lafourche, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, Western Ascension and Western Orleans and southern Mississippi, including the following areas, Northern Hancock, Northern Harrison, Northern Jackson, Pearl River, Southern Hancock, Southern Harrison and Southern Jackson.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Some of the heavy rainfall will occur overnight; use extra caution since flooded roadways are impossible to see at night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: POINTE COUPEE ... WEST FELICIANA ... EAST FELICIANA ... ST. HELENA ... WASHINGTON ... IBERVILLE ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... ST. CHARLES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... COASTAL JEFFERSON ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY ... WESTERN ORLEANS ... EASTERN ORLEANS ... NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY ... SOUTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY ... CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA ... LOWER TANGIPAHOA ... NORTHERN LIVINGSTON ... SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON ... WESTERN ASCENSION ... EASTERN ASCENSION ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES ... PEARL RIVER ... NORTHERN HANCOCK ... NORTHERN HARRISON ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... SOUTHERN HANCOCK ... SOUTHERN HARRISON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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