The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for New Orleans and several surrounding parishes on the South Shore.
Here are the two NWS alerts, published a short time ago:
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
252 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...METAIRIE...MARRERO... KENNER...HARVEY...AVONDALE...
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW ORLEANS...EAST NEW ORLEANS...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELLE CHASSE...
NORTHWESTERN ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 249 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST NEW ORLEANS TO 7 MILES NORTH OF EAST NEW ORLEANS TO LAKE CATHERINE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MANDEVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF EAST NEW ORLEANS TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDEN ISLE...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EAST NEW ORLEANS BY 305 PM CDT...
VIOLET...NEW ORLEANS...METAIRIE AND CHALMETTE BY 325 PM CDT...
GRETNA...KENNER...TERRYTOWN AND WAGGAMAN BY 330 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM!
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
256 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...MARRERO...HARVEY... AVONDALE...
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW ORLEANS...EAST NEW ORLEANS...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELLE CHASSE...
WEST CENTRAL ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST NEW ORLEANS TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST NEW ORLEANS TO LAKE CATHERINE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF MANDEVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST NEW ORLEANS TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF EDEN ISLE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 35 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE NEAR...
EAST NEW ORLEANS BY 305 PM CDT...
VIOLET...NEW ORLEANS AND CHALMETTE BY 320 PM CDT...
BRIDGE CITY BY 325 PM CDT...
WESTWEGO...TIMBERLANE...TERRYTOWN AND HARVEY BY 330 PM CDT...
MARRERO BY 335 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS.
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