Alert archive / Louisiana / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 41, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2008, 8:40 PM CDT for Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2008, 8:40 PM CDT (01:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2008, 4:41 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Flood severity
- Minor
The river
Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Reserve (RRVL1).
- Action stage
- 21 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.