Re: Flooding problem and levee probs in store for NO?
Posted by cypresstx on 9/2/2011, 8:23 am
still showing "low" threat for inland flooding at the moment, but I would expect that to change as the days go by   http://www.weather.gov/ghls/php/ghls_index.php?sid=lix&threat=inland



SITUATION OVERVIEW
EXPECTED CONDITIONS AND IMPACTS FOR ALL AREAS:

IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. TO
DO SO COULD RESULT IN BAD DECISIONS AND PLACE YOU OR THOSE YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR AT GREATER RISK. THIS WILL BE A SLOW EVOLVING AND
EVEN SLOWER MOVING SYSTEM WITH THE GREATEST RISK BEING VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS. AT THIS TIME THE WIND THREAT IS NOT
AS GREAT BUT THIS COULD BECOME A LARGER ISSUE IF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 13 INCREASES IN STRENGTH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
EXPECTED CONDITIONS AND IMPACTS FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
ST. TAMMANY, ASCENSION, LIVINGSTON, ASSUMPTION, ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, UPPER LAFOURCHE, ST. CHARLES, UPPER JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, UPPER PLAQUEMINES, UPPER ST. BERNARD, UPPER TERREBONNE, LOWER TERREBONNE, LOWER LAFOURCHE, LOWER JEFFERSON, LOWER PLAQUEMINES, LOWER ST. BERNARD, SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA, HANCOCK, HARRISON, JACKSON
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13 IS GOING TO BE A VERY SLOW MOVING SYSTEM
AND THIS COULD LEAD TO PROLIFIC RAIN TOTALS OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA RAIN BANDS
PERSIST. FORTUNATELY RIVER LEVELS ARE RATHER LOW AND SOIL
CONDITIONS ARE RATHER DRY SO IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO FILL UP
THE BASINS.
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Flooding problem and levee probs in store for NO? - AquaRN, 9/2/2011, 6:21 am
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