...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
 MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
 LOUISIANA...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER
 PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...
 ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...
 TANGIPAHOA...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER
 PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE AND
 WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...HANCOCK...HARRISON...
 JACKSON...PEARL RIVER...PIKE AND WALTHALL.
* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
  EARLY NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. MODERATE
  DURATIONS OF HEAVIER RAIN MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF
  2 INCHES PER HOUR. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS INCLUDE A LIKELIHOOD OF NUISANCE STREET FLOODING AND
  PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY DRAINED AREAS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL
  FOR FLOODING DURING PERIODS OF HIGHER RAIN INTENSITIES THAT MAY
  THREATEN INUNDATION OF PROPERTY AND VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
  COMMUNITIES NEAR TIDAL INFLUENCED WATERWAYS MAY EXPERIENCE SLOW
  DRAINAGE DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
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.
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...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY...
RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST ARE URGED TO MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION THAT MAY LAST
FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS AS TIDES RISE ABOVE NORMAL TO AS HIGH AS 4 TO 5
FEET TONIGHT AND 5 TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY. TIDES ARE STILL EXPECTED
TO BE 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY
ALONG EAST FACING SHORES IN ST BERNARD AND PLAQUEMINES PARISH...
AND ALONG HANCOCK COUNTY. CURRENTLY...TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1
FOOT ABOVE NORMAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
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...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
..NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE IDA IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS AND THEN
MOVE TOWARD ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO
SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.
...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IDA MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. WEAK
TREE BRANCHES MAY SNAP. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED OUTSIDE
OF HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEES AND IN AREAS AROUND LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. SOME NON ELEVATED HOMES IN THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING. MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING OF PROPERTY AND
PERHAPS SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS MAY OCCUR DURING HIGH
TIDE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A 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.
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