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River Flood Warning 24, NWS New Orleans, LA
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 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. 17
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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25Special weather statement, Apr 5, 6:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Charles | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 97 min | |
| Apr 5, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Bernard | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Lafourche, Terrebonne | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 83 min | |
| Apr 5, 6:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 91 min | |
| Apr 5, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 86 min | |
| Apr 5, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 93 min | |
| Apr 5, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 89 min | |
| Apr 4, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jackson | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 52 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 27 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 9 hr |
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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.