AREAS AFFECTED : POINTE COUPEE; WEST FELICIANA; EAST FELICIANA; ST. HELENA; IBERVILLE; WEST BATON ROUGE; EAST BATON ROUGE; ASSUMPTION; ST. JAMES; ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST; NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA; CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA; LOWER TANGIPAHOA; NORTHERN LIVINGSTON; SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON; WESTERN ASCENSION; EASTERN ASCENSION; UPPER LAFOURCHE; LOWER LAFOURCHE; UPPER TERREBONNE; LOWER TERREBONNE; WILKINSON; AMITE; PIKE; WALTHALL
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana, including the following
parishes, Assumption, Central Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana, Eastern Ascension, Iberville, Lower Lafourche, Lower
Tangipahoa, Lower Terrebonne, Northern Livingston, Northern
Tangipahoa, Pointe Coupee, Southern Livingston, St. Helena, St.
James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Lafourche, Upper Terrebonne,
West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and Western Ascension and
southern Mississippi, including the following counties, Amite,
Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in minor to moderate
flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations. Potential for structural flooding near area
rivers. Flooding may occur in poor drainage, urban areas, and
underpasses. Potential for flooded roadways, which may be
impassable. Some roads could be closed due to flash flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Training storms along a stalled boundary moving slowly
through the area tomorrow will allow for increased concern
for flash flooding impacts across the area, especially during
the daytime hours.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood