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River Flood Warning 24, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 5, 2008Harrison County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2008, 7:18 AM CDT for Harrison County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 5, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2008, 7:18 AM CDT (12:18 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2008, 5:41 PM CDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Harrison County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Wolf River above Gulfport (GLFM6).

Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02481521, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 5, 6:53 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 6:53 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 4:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
435 AM CDT SAT APR 5 2008

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-051700-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-AMITE-
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS-
LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-
POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-
ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-
WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
435 AM CDT SAT APR 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF OF
MEXICO...SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THROUGH COASTAL MISSISSIPPI EARLY THIS MORNING.
A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY
OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF COASTAL MISSISSIPPI.

RIVER FLOODING...
MINOR FLOODING OF THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN IS FORECAST WITH THE
CREST THIS EVENING.  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BATON ROUGE HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A MAJOR FLOOD CREST OF 41.0 FEET FOR APRIL 16TH. MODERATE
FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER
LANDING AND ON THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY. MINOR FLOODING
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DONALDSONVILLE AND RESERVE
WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NEW
ORLEANS NOW HAS A FORECAST CREST AT 17.0 FEET...RIGHT AT FLOOD STAGE
FOR APRIL 16TH. THE RIVER LEVEES PROTECT THE CITY TO A STAGE OF 20
FEET.

MARINE...
WINDS WILL RISE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS IN THE OUTER MISSISSIPPI COASTAL
WATERS LATER THIS MORNING CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

RIVER FLOODING WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER SYSTEMS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS AND BEYOND.

OTHERWISE...NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 5, 1:41 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
LAZ046-049-056-057-050745-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
141 AM CDT SAT APR 5 2008

...THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL MOVING INTO
THE AREA...

AT 136 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL NEAR
NAPOLEONVILLE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PIERRE PART...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GEISMER AND DONALDSONVILLE AT 200 AM.
GONZALES AND SORRENTO AT 215 AM.

THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE
LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Local storm report, Apr 5, 3:06 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
306 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 AM     HAIL             DES ALLEMANDS           29.83N 90.43W
04/05/2008  E1.00 INCH       ST. CHARLES        LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFFS DEPUTY REPORTED QUARTER-SIZED HAIL

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 6:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 5, 6:43 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington24 min
Apr 5, 3:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Saint Charles67 min
Apr 5, 3:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX97 min
Apr 5, 3:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Bernard38 min
Apr 5, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLafourche, Terrebonne56 min
Apr 5, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX83 min
Apr 5, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX91 min
Apr 5, 7:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX86 min
Apr 5, 8:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX93 min
Apr 5, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX89 min
Apr 4, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJackson39 min
Apr 5, 2:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXHancock, Harrison6 hr
Apr 5, 2:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHarrison52 hr
Apr 5, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXJackson4 hr
Apr 5, 7:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHarrison27 hr
Apr 5, 12:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXHarrison9 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.