Flood Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
141 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2014

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ASSUMPTION LA-
141 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 139 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF ASSUMPTION
PARISH.  THIS THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING ONE HOUR RAINFALL RATES OF
UP TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR.  THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE
LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY
AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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LAT...LON 3001 9124 3002 9123 3008 9104 3008 9101
      3007 9100 2996 9097 2991 9121 3000 9126

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