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River Flood Warning 45, NWS New Orleans, LA

May 15, 2008Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at May 15, 2008, 4:16 AM CDT for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 15, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2008, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC)
In effect from
May 15, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 17, 2008, 7:21 PM CDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Tangipahoa Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Tangipahoa River at Robert (ROBL1).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07375500, 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 May 15, 3:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 3:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 6:02 AM CDT, 22 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
602 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-141700-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
602 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE HAZARDS POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

HIGH FLOWS AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND
ATCHAFALAYA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD
STATEMENTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE MAIN HAZARD EXPECTED WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

HEAVY PROLONGED RAINFALL WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS CONDITIONS BEGIN TO EVOLVE FROM
A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TO MORE OF A HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBILITY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
PERSONNEL WITH PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULD MONITOR
FORECASTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany45 min
May 14, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX88 min
May 14, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany50 min
May 14, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Saint Bernard49 min
May 14, 7:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany2 hr
May 14, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany25 hr
May 14, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany64 hr
May 14, 8:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Tangipahoa, West Baton Rouge2 hr
May 14, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany4 days
May 15, 6:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX96 min
May 15, 6:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXLivingston3 hr
May 15, 6:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge3 hr
May 15, 7:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa3 hr
May 15, 7:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge67 min
May 15, 7:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, Saint James63 min
May 15, 8:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston44 min
May 15, 8:17 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX88 min
May 15, 8:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLIXAscension2 hr
May 15, 8:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles and 1 more48 min
May 15, 8:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa38 min
May 15, 8:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWashington40 min
May 15, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX91 min
May 15, 9:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard66 min
May 15, 9:13 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXWashington32 min
May 15, 9:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany15 min
May 15, 9:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX83 min
May 15, 10:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa14 hr
May 15, 10:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX96 min
May 15, 10:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge13 hr
May 15, 11:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX84 min
May 15, 11:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX87 min
May 15, 12:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX35 min
May 14, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHancock, Harrison45 min
May 15, 9:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHancock, Pearl River56 min
May 15, 9:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison40 min
May 15, 9:31 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXPearl River29 min
May 15, 9:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXHarrison, Jackson32 min
May 15, 10:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXJackson32 min

Nearby

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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.