FFWNEW
LAC109-090900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1156 PM CDT FRI OCT 8 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT

* AT 1151 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  HEAVY RAIN OVER TERREBONNE PARISH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 
  PONDING OF WATER ACROSS THE CITY OF HOUMA. 

MODERATED TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS TERREBONNE 
PARISH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WARNED AREA. THE ONGOING COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF 
TO FLOOD MANY POINTS ACROSS THE PARISH AND SEVERELY AGGRAVATE THE 
FLOODING SITUATION.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 2925 9078 2919 9060 2947 9051 2961 9092


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