FFWNEW
LAC103-262000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1149 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SLIDELL...EDEN ISLE

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 1145 AM CDT...AMATEUR RADIO WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SURGE 
  OF FLOOD WATERS FROM LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS 
  OF SLIDELL AND EDEN ISLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.