Chill falls over the Atlantic as the official season heads towards close
Days since last Hurricane Landfall —
US Any:
581 (Milton),
US Major:
581 (Milton),
FL Any:
581 (Milton),
FL Major:
581 (Milton)
Advisory
FFA
Flood Watch — Sat Oct 9, 2004 6:33 AM
FFANEW
LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-092100-
BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
500 AM CDT SAT OCT 9 2004
...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THROUGH 4 PM TODAY...
IN MISSISSIPPI...COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE WILKINSON...
AMITE...PIKE...WALTHALL...PEARL RIVER...HANCOCK...HARRISON AND
JACKSON.
IN LOUISIANA...PARISHES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ASCENSION...
ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...
JEFFERSON...LAFOURCHE...LIVINGSTON...ORLEANS. .. PLAQUEMINES...POINTE
COUPEE...ST. BERNARD...ST. CHARLES...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST.
JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA...TERREBONNE...
WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA.
TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. DUE TO THE SLOW
MOVEMENT OF THE STORM AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES
HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED NEAR HOUMA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ESTIMATED
BY DOPPLER RADAR SOUTH OF HOUMA. OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
BE ISSUED.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL FLOOD SITUATION.
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