NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge Mon Aug 29 2005 1001 AM CDT Flash Flood Warning

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS-BATON ROUGE LA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1001 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... PEARL RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL NOON CDT * AT 958 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT...VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THE INTENSE EYEWALL OF HURRICANE KATRINA...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS COASTAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. HEAVY RAINS TOTALING OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CREATED INLAND FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 3045 8972 3025 8904 3039 8895 3069 8887 3067 8930 3091 8933 3079 8983 3060 8980 $$