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LAC033-121-271230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
432 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  
* UNTIL 730 AM CDT

* AT 424 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 
OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OR RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER AND AREA FROM ERWINVILLE 
TO ZACHARY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE 
NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING FLOOD WATER LEVELS 
HIGHER OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALREADY OCCURRING 
THIS MORNING IN MANY LOCATIONS AND WILL BEGIN TO THREATEN VEHICLES 
AND HOMES OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. DO NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROAD.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 3050 9143 3070 9124 3072 9088 3056 9101
      3050 9098 3045 9099 3042 9096 3040 9098
      3037 9093 3037 9092 3037 9092 3035 9128

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