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acadianafirst

  1. #lee storm information regarding Acadiana available here: bit.ly/prTIJm
  2. Road Closures in St. Mary Parish due to flooding: bit.ly/pgsDWm
  3. New flood alert for Acadia, Lafayette, Jefferson Vermilion parishes till Midnight: bit.ly/o31vN1
  4. TORNADO WARNING for SW Acadia, SE Jefferson Davis, and NW Vermillion until 5:00 pm
  5. Flood Warning Issued For Vermilion River: bit.ly/qgcZjt
  6. Tropical Storm warning updated: bit.ly/pTokBP
  7. Rainfall potential map from KATC: bit.ly/p6zDsO
  8. Gov. Jindal issues advisory for flooding potential, emergency declarations: bit.ly/nW19ka
  9. State of emergency declared in Lafayette: bit.ly/qASjGG
  10. Areas in Lafourche Parish under voluntary evacuation: bit.ly/romR37
  11. Flash Flood Watch In Effect Until Monday: bit.ly/oYZXKY
  12. acadianafirstalert.com has all the sandbag distribution points released for the area.
  13. Latest school closings include Iberia Parish. All Acadiana parish public schools now closed Friday. More info at acadianafirstalert.com
  14. There also is a danger of snow accumulation and possible outages north of Alexandria to Mansfield.
  15. Cleco preparing for possible outages south of Alexandria and north of Interstate 10 due to ice accumulation.
  16. I49 at LA 29 overpass closed. Ice. Also, I49 at LA 10 overpass closed. Ice.
  17. Us 90 is open St Mary parish. Persons traveling north on 49 are asked to use EXTREME CAUTION when traveling north of 190
  18. St. Landry Parish schools closed as well for Thursday.
  19. Private School Closures Here: http://acadianafirstalert.com/Home/tabid/5341/mid/33445/newsid33445/58306/Default.aspx
  20. All private schools that follow the public school bus plans should follow their normal procedures regarding closures tomorrow.