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River Flood Warning 63, NWS New Orleans, LA

September 1, 2008Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Sep 1, 2008, 9:23 AM CDT for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Sep 3, 2008, 9:56 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 1, 2008, 9:23 AM CDT (14:23 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 3, 2008, 9:56 PM CDT
Expired: Sep 7, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 3 days
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). The gauge peaked at 15.84 ft at Sep 5, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT.

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 Sep 1, 4:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 4:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 5:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 1, 6:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 6:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 7:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 7:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 8:30 AM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 9:23 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 31, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, West Baton Rouge	38 min
Aug 31, 10:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		36 min
Aug 31, 10:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines	46 min
Sep 1, 3:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	21 min
Sep 1, 3:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines	26 min
Sep 1, 5:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Charles	34 min
Sep 1, 7:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	30 min
Sep 1, 8:20 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	25 min
Sep 1, 8:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa	31 min
Sep 1, 8:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	35 min
Sep 1, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	East Baton Rouge	4 days
Sep 1, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	East Baton Rouge, Livingston	6 days
Sep 1, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	East Baton Rouge	7 days
Sep 1, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Ascension, Livingston	12 hr
Sep 1, 9:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Helena	12 hr
Sep 1, 9:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Livingston	12 hr
Sep 1, 9:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Helena	66 hr
Sep 1, 9:19 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa	12 hr
Sep 1, 9:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	34 hr
Sep 1, 9:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	60 hr
Sep 1, 9:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	33 min
Sep 1, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	46 hr
Sep 1, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	3 days
Sep 1, 10:06 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa	24 min
Sep 1, 11:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Washington	32 min
Sep 1, 5:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LIX	Plaquemines	6 hr
Sep 1, 6:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Helena	31 min
Sep 1, 5:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock, Harrison	33 min
Sep 1, 8:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River	24 min
Sep 1, 9:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Harrison, Jackson	31 min
Sep 1, 9:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River	26 min
Sep 1, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Harrison	39 hr
Sep 1, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Harrison	59 hr
Sep 1, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Harrison	39 hr
Sep 1, 10:04 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River	26 min
Sep 1, 10:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Hancock	25 hr
Sep 1, 10:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Pearl River	33 min
Sep 1, 10:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Harrison	32 min
Sep 1, 10:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jackson	28 min
Sep 1, 10:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Harrison	32 min
Sep 1, 11:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Harrison, Jackson	27 min
Sep 1, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Harrison, Jackson	58 min
Sep 1, 12:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Pearl River	31 min
Sep 1, 12:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jackson	31 min
Sep 1, 12:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jackson	33 min
Sep 1, 1:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jackson	30 min
Sep 1, 2:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Harrison, Jackson	60 min
Sep 1, 4:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock	28 min
Sep 1, 4:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Hancock, Pearl River	57 min

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River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2008 Every 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.