Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 2:31AM CDT until June 18 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

Description

FFWLIX

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Northwestern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Northeastern Terrebonne Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 530 AM CDT.

* At 231 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Houma, Thibodaux, Gray, Bayou Cane, Schriever, Raceland, Chackbay
and Labadieville.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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