...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS SPRING STORM DEVELOPING IN THE LOWER PLAINS STATES
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY. THE SURFACE LOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN CONSIDERABLY TODAY.
WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE
DAY WITH VERY HIGH GUSTS POSSIBLE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 10 PM.

* WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND
EVEN WEAK OR DEAD TREES. THESE CAN FALL ON POWER LINES,
VEHICLES, AND HOUSES. LOOSE YARD EQUIPMENT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND
AND POSSIBLY EVEN BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...

.AN UNSETTLED AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM.
EFFICIENT RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO RESULT WITH RAIN RATES AT
TIMES HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE THREAT OF
FLOODING RAINS WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT LATER IN THE DAY FROM WEST TO EAST.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA,
LIVINGSTON, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND
WEST FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, AMITE AND WILKINSON.

* FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

* GENERALLY 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAIN RATES AT TIMES MAY APPROACH
4 INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.

* IMPACTS INCLUDE RAPID RISES ON AREA SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
RAPID PONDING OF WATER THAT MAY OVERWHELM LOCAL DRAINAGE
CAPACITIES DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAIN RATES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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