Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Welcome, Louisiana
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 239
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
525 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2024
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 239 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ASCENSION ASSUMPTION
AVOYELLES EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA
EVANGELINE IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE
LIVINGSTON ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES
POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES ST. BERNARD
ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA ST. JAMES
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN
ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TERREBONNE VERMILION WASHINGTON
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST FELICIANA
Flood Watch for Welcome, Louisiana
Flood Watch
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
118 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024
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Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-St.
Charles-Upper St. Bernard-Upper Terrebonne-Lower Terrebonne-Lower
Lafourche-Coastal Jefferson Parish-Lower Plaquemines-Lower St.
Bernard-Western Orleans-Eastern Orleans-Upper Jefferson-Lower
Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-Central Plaquemines-
Including the cities of Convent, Reserve, Meraux, Belle Chasse,
East New Orleans, Myrtle Grove, Barataria, Braithwaite, Pierre
Part, Chalmette, Destrehan, New Orleans, Norco, Raceland,
Marrero, Lafitte, Grand Isle, Dulac, Boothville, Golden Meadow,
Buras, Bayou Cane, Yscloskey, Paincourtville, Kenner, Gramercy,
Port Sulphur, Cut Off, Labadieville, Pointe A La Hache,
Thibodaux, Shell Beach, Chauvin, Gretna, Westwego, Harahan,
Alliance, Leeville, Violet, Laplace, Venice, Empire, Galliano,
Cocodrie, Larose, Montegut, Houma, Metairie, Delacroix, Jean
Lafitte, and Lutcher
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...A portion of southeast Louisiana, including the following
parishes, Assumption, Central Plaquemines, Coastal Jefferson
Parish, Eastern Orleans, Lower Jefferson, Lower Lafourche, Lower
Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower Terrebonne, St. Charles, St.
James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Jefferson, Upper Lafourche,
Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Terrebonne and Western
Orleans.
* 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.