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WGUS74 KLIX 110909
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
309 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016

LAC105-111015-
/O.CON.KLIX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160311T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TANGIPAHOA LA-
309 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR TANGIPAHOA PARISH
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAMMOND...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST FOR
TANGIPAHOA PARISH...

AT 307 AM CST...TANGIPAHOA PARISH OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
IN HAMMOND.  SEVERAL HOMES ARE REPORTED FLOODED AND HIGH WATER
RESCUES ARE OCCURRING. 7 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR TANGIPAHOA PARISH INCLUDING
THE CITY OF HAMMOND. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HAMMOND...AMITE...PONCHATOULA...AMITE CITY...KENTWOOD...
INDEPENDENCE...ROSELAND...ROBERT...WILMER...NATALBANY...TANGIPAHOA
AND TICKFAW.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3091 9035 3089 9032 3085 9030 3069 9025
      3036 9025 3028 9039 3029 9041 3049 9057
      3099 9055 3099 9035

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