Flood Watch for Belmont, Louisiana
Flood Watch
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
118 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
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Iberville-West Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge-Southeast St. Tammany-
Northern St. Tammany-Southwestern St. Tammany-Central Tangipahoa-
Lower Tangipahoa-Northern Livingston-Southern Livingston-Western
Ascension-Eastern Ascension-Northern Hancock-Northern Harrison-
Northern Jackson-Southern Hancock-Southern Harrison-Southern
Jackson-
Including the cities of Gonzales, Mandeville, Bush, White Castle,
Covington, Akers, Baton Rouge, Whitehall, Ocean Springs,
Prairieville, Pearlington, Pascagoula, Acy, Walker, Biloxi,
Denham Springs, Robert, Brusly, Livingston, Tickfaw, Springfield,
Pass Christian, St. Martin, Waveland, Madisonville, Kiln, Long
Beach, Diamondhead, Port Allen, Sorrento, Saucier, Geismar,
Lyman, Addis, Necaise, Hammond, Sellers, French Settlement,
Gulfport, Killian, Vancleave, Ponchatoula, Slidell, Folsom,
Donaldsonville, Bay St. Louis, Bayou Sorrel, Plaquemine,
Independence, Wade, Escatawpa, Moss Point, and Gautier
118 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana, including the following
parishes, Central Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, Eastern Ascension,
Iberville, Lower Tangipahoa, Northern Livingston, Northern St.
Tammany, Southeast St. Tammany, Southern Livingston, Southwestern
St. Tammany, West Baton Rouge and Western Ascension and southern
Mississippi, including the following areas, Northern Hancock,
Northern Harrison, Northern Jackson, Southern Hancock, Southern
Harrison and Southern Jackson.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of storms will be moving through the area
today through tonight. An additional 2 to 3 inches of
rainfall with locally higher amounts in excess of 5 inches
will be possible tonight through Tuesday morning, enhancing
the flash flooding threat.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.