000 WGUS64 KLIX 230530 FFALIX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1230 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...ADDITIONAL RAIN AND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS PLOWING INTO A RICH TROPICAL AIRMASS SITUATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS WAS DIMINISHING...HOWEVER THE FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES DUE TO RUNOFF ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THROUGH THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN INTO COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. THE WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNRISE TUESDAY OR UNTIL THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL COUNTIES. LAZ034>039-046>050-056-057-MSZ068>071-230630- /O.CAN.KLIX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-071023T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA- WASHINGTON-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION- LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...PLAQUEMINE... WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE... GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER... PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE...PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER... GRAMERCY...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY... MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN 1230 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THIS AREA AND THE THREAD OF FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. $$ LAZ040-058>070-MSZ077-080>082-231200- /O.CON.KLIX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-071023T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ST. TAMMANY-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES- UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD- UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON... LACOMBE...LAPLACE...RESERVE...THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE... DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS... BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE... CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO...CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW... PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY...PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS... WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA... OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN 1230 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD AND UPPER TERREBONNE. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...HANCOCK...HARRISON... JACKSON AND PEARL RIVER. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL HAS AMOUNTED TO 2 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL YESTERDAY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SOME FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS RESULTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE APPROACH OF A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MOVING TOWARDS EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. SOME ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL FALL BEFORE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS WILL TOTAL BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR THIS EVENT. * ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL INHIBIT DRAINAGE INTO BAYOUS AND TIDAL LAKES. SOILS HAVE BECOME SATURATED SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR RATHER QUICKLY. FLOODING OF ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED AND SOME HOMES...BUSINESSES...AND LOW VEHICLES MAY BECOME IMPACTED IF RAINS PERSIST. YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. AVOID ANY TRAVEL THIS EVENING THAT CAN BE DELAYED UNTIL WEATHER IMPROVES. $$