000 WGUS54 KLIX 301518 FFWNEW LAC007-051-057-071-075-087-089-093-095-109-301900- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1007 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ASSUMPTION JEFFERSON PARISH LAFOURCHE PARISH ORLEANS PARISH PLAQUEMINES PARISH ST. BERNARD PARISH ST. CHARLES PARISH ST. JAMES PARISH ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA * UNTIL 200 PM CDT * AT 1005 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. FLOOD WATERS MAY ALSO OCCUR IN HOMES AND BUSINESS DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. $$