With the heavy rains forecasted through Wednesday morning, the delivery of the Wednesday edition of the Mid-Week Journal may be delayed or moved up until rains have subsided Wednesday.

Some routes began distribution Tuesday afternoon before the rains. Other routes may be distributed later Wednesday or possibly Thursday morning as weather permits.

Here is the latest advisory from the weather service:

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA... AVOYELLES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... IBERIA...LAFAYETTE... LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN.

* THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.

AT THIS TIME STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN THREE AND SIX INCHES. IN ADDITION TIDES WILL BE RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL ALONG THE COAST SLOWING

THE DRAINAGE OF ANY HEAVY RAINFALL.

* IF THE CURRENT FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS DO END UP OCCURRING...

MANY SMALL STREAMS AND BAYOUS ACROSS THE AREA WILL FLOOD WITH SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN ADDITION THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THE LARGER BAYOUS SUCH AS THE VERMILION RIVER THAT HAVE NOT COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM LAST WEEKS HEAVY RAINS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES.