[StBernard] FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TO TUE AFTERNOON

[Westley Annis]

Headline	FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TO TUE AFTERNOON 	
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Description	The National Weather Service in New Orleans has Issued A
* Flood watch for Portions of Southeast Louisiana and Southern
Mississippi, Including the Following Areas, in Southeast
Louisiana, Lower Jefferson, Lower Lafourche, Lower
Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower Terrebonne, Orleans 
St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany 
Tangipahoa, Upper Jefferson, Upper Lafourche, Upper
Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Terrebonne And
washington. in Southern Mississippi, Hancock, Harrison 
Jackson, Pearl River, Pike and Walthall.
* Through Tuesday Afternoon
* Deep Tropical Moisture will Move Into the Region today Through
Early Next Week Resulting in Periods of Heavy Rainfall. Moderate
Durations of Heavier Rain May Produce Rainfall Rates in excess Of
2 Inches Per Hour. Accumulations of 3 to 5 Inches will be Possible
with Locally Higher Amounts Possible.
* Impacts include a Likelihood of Nuisance Street Flooding And
Ponding of Water in Poorly Drained Areas. There is a Potential
for Flooding During Periods of Higher Rain Intensities That May
Threaten Inundation of Property and Vehicles. in Addition 
Communities near Tidal Influenced Waterways May Experience Slow
Drainage Due to Higher Than Normal Tides.
Precautionary/preparedness Actions 
A Flood watch Means There is a Potential for Flooding
Based on Current Forecasts.
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.

Expires	11/8/09 6:30 PM	
County/Area	Upper St. Bernard, LA (latitude: 30.1751, longitude:
-89.8575)	

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	RAW Weather Service Message: 000 WGUS64 KLIX 081616 FFALIX URGENT -
IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW
ORLEANS LA 1016 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...HURRICANE IDA APPROACHING THE
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTLINES WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE
AREA... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A NON-TROPICAL LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF
OF MEXICO WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GULF COAST. THIS LOW WILL BE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT...AS HURRICANE IDA MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO. HURRICANE IDA WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST JUST SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL WILL BE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI.
EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE ALABAMA COASTLINE TUESDAY NIGHT...DRAGGING A
STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION.
LAZ038>040-058>070-MSZ070-071-077-080>082-090030-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FA.A.0001.091108T1616Z-091111T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST- UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST.
CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER
TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER
PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...
FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...
LAPLACE...RESERVE...THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...
NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...
CHALMETTE...VIOLET...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...
MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...
EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE... BAY ST.
LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI... PASCAGOULA...OCEAN
SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN 1016 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER
LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER
TERREBONNE...ORLEANS... ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...
TANGIPAHOA...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER
ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...HANCOCK...HARRISON... JACKSON...PEARL RIVER...PIKE AND
WALTHALL. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL. MODERATE DURATIONS OF HEAVIER RAIN MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES IN
EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE A LIKELIHOOD OF
NUISANCE STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY DRAINED AREAS. THERE
IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING DURING PERIODS OF HIGHER RAIN INTENSITIES THAT
MAY THREATEN INUNDATION OF PROPERTY AND VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... COMMUNITIES
NEAR TIDAL INFLUENCED WATERWAYS MAY EXPERIENCE SLOW DRAINAGE DUE TO HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. 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. && $$