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WGUS74 KLIX 121324
FFSLIX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
824 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016

LAC091-121415-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ST. HELENA LA-
824 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR GREENSBURG LOUISIANA AND
SURROUNDING AREAS WITHIN ST HELENA PARISH...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL ST. HELENA PARISH...

AT 823 AM CDT...HEAVY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR GREENSBURG AND THE SURROUNDING
AREA WITHIN CENTRAL ST HELENA PARISH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3089 9057 3072 9057 3075 9080 3090 9080

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24/RR
