
675 
WGUS54 KLIX 300958
FFWLIX
LAC103-301400-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
458 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 431 AM CDT...SLIDELL FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A SURGE
  OF WATER POURING INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
  CITY FROM A BREACH IN THE RAILROAD TRACKS ALONG HIGHWAY 11.
  AREAS BELOW 10 FEET ELEVATION WILL BE INUNDATED WITH 1 TO 5 FEET
  OF FLOOD WATER THAT WILL RISE RAPIDLY. 

  THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF SLIDELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 3028 8965 3016 8964 3019 8977 3021 8980
      3021 8982 3022 8985 3025 8988 3028 8986

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