Jolie Rouge
03-13-2003, 10:26 AM
Oh, Raven ...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SW & COASTAL MS & PORTIONS OF SO. CNTL.EAST CNTL AND SE LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH.OVER OK & NO. TX THIS MORNING.WILL MOVE ACROSS NW LOUISIANA THIS MORNING AND OVER SE LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON & TONIGHT. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY OVER MS & LOUISIANA FRIDAY BEFORE SHIFTING NE SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE SE & BECOME NEAR STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA & CNTL MS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THROUGH FRI & WILL INTERACT WITH THE SATURATED AIRMASS OVER THE AREA TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON & TONIGHT.
SOME AREAS NO. OF BATON ROUGE & EXTREME SW MS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. 4 TO 6 INCHES FELL LAST NIGHT OVER N. PLAQUEMINES & N. ST BERNARD PARISHES AS WELL. IN ADDITION.RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OCCURRED IN A NARROW BAND ACROSS CNTL HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES IN S. MS.
AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES SE LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MS THIS AFTERNOON.A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP & MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUN-OFF & FLOODING IN RAIN SOAKED AREAS. ISOLATED STORM TOTALS THROUGH FRI MORNING COULD REACH 8 TO 10 INCHES.
THE PEARL RIVER.MS RIVER & ATCHAFALAYA RIVER IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR EACH RIVER BASIN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS, KEEP INFORMED.& BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER SITUATION IN THEIR AREA AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE & PROPERTY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER CROSSES THE ROADWAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS & POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL FLOOD SITUATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION.VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX
(ALL LWR CASE).
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SW & COASTAL MS & PORTIONS OF SO. CNTL.EAST CNTL AND SE LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH.OVER OK & NO. TX THIS MORNING.WILL MOVE ACROSS NW LOUISIANA THIS MORNING AND OVER SE LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON & TONIGHT. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY OVER MS & LOUISIANA FRIDAY BEFORE SHIFTING NE SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE SE & BECOME NEAR STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA & CNTL MS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THROUGH FRI & WILL INTERACT WITH THE SATURATED AIRMASS OVER THE AREA TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON & TONIGHT.
SOME AREAS NO. OF BATON ROUGE & EXTREME SW MS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. 4 TO 6 INCHES FELL LAST NIGHT OVER N. PLAQUEMINES & N. ST BERNARD PARISHES AS WELL. IN ADDITION.RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OCCURRED IN A NARROW BAND ACROSS CNTL HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES IN S. MS.
AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES SE LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MS THIS AFTERNOON.A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP & MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUN-OFF & FLOODING IN RAIN SOAKED AREAS. ISOLATED STORM TOTALS THROUGH FRI MORNING COULD REACH 8 TO 10 INCHES.
THE PEARL RIVER.MS RIVER & ATCHAFALAYA RIVER IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR EACH RIVER BASIN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS, KEEP INFORMED.& BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER SITUATION IN THEIR AREA AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE & PROPERTY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER CROSSES THE ROADWAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS & POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL FLOOD SITUATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION.VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX
(ALL LWR CASE).