Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued December 9 at 2:50PM CST until December 9 at 4:00PM CST by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 9, 2024 - 12:50pm
Expires:
December 9, 2024 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Southern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
West Central St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 400 PM CST.
* At 250 PM CST, local law enforcement reported earlier
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will
continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding
is ongoing in areas.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
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, Reserve, Laplace, Gramercy,
Lutcher, Sorrento, Convent, North Vacherie, South Vacherie,
Wallace, Belle Rose, Paincourtville, Garyville, Supreme, Edgard,
Killona and Montz.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 184 and 212.
Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 5.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Ascension, LA; Assumption, LA; Livingston, LA; St. Charles, LA; St. James, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA