Life Threatening Flooding in Louisiana This Morning

Extremely heavy rain has been falling this morning across southeastern Louisiana from Lafayette up through Baton Rouge and Hammond and across the parishes that border Mississippi. More than five inches of rain has fallen across a wide area of southeastern Louisiana.

Some notable reports this morning:

…Numerous homes flooded around Watson, which is northeast of Baton Rouge
…Roseland in Tangipahoa Parish, north of Hammond, reports numerous search and rescues early this morning, with 30 roads under water including Highway 51.
…The City of Greensburg LA is cut off by floodwaters. Major roads are closed. Parish Hospital and Nursing Home have water entering buildings.
…I-55 closed by high water at Osyka LA. A flash flood emergency is in effect there. The city is cur off due to flooding with water in homes. Evacuations are underway.
…9.25 inches of rain through 6:16 a.m. at Franklinton LA, which is east of I-55.
…8.84 inches of rain in Kentwood LA.
…Numerous roads are flooded around Lafayette and New Iberia where very heavy rain is continuing.

Here is storm total precipitation from the Slidell radar:

The surface low that has been drifting west across the Gulf Coast region is south of Vicksburg MS this morning. Indications are that it may continue drifting west as far west as Houston over the weekend. Widespread 5-10 inch rainfall amounts are expected across Louisiana, Arkansas, southeastern Missouri into southern Illinois and Indiana this weekend.

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