Alert archive / Mississippi / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 21, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 27, 2009, 9:31 AM CDT for Harrison County, Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 27, 2009, 10:29 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2009, 9:31 AM CDT (14:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2009, 10:29 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Harrison County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Biloxi River near Lyman (LYMM6).
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02481130, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS44 KLIX 271431 FLWLIX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 931 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY. FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && MSC047-280831- /O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0021.090327T1529Z-090329T0202Z/ /LYMM6.2.ER.090327T1529Z.090328T0600Z.090328T2002Z.NO/ 931 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:40 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.0 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN RETREAT AND RIVERLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISIONS AT THE 16 FOOT STAGE. HOMES ON LOWER FISHERMAN TRAIL WILL REMAIN FLOODED AND LOWER RIVER ROAD WILL BE IMPASSABLE. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS44 KLIX 280932 FLWLIX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 432 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... BILOXI RIVER NEAR WORTHAM AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR WORTHAM...LYMAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && MSC047-290332- /O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0028.090328T0932Z-000000T0000Z/ /BLWM6.1.ER.090328T0707Z.090328T0900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 432 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR WORTHAM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 20.5 FEET AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...PALMER CREEK AND WEST WORTHAM ROADS WILL BE UNDER WATER AND DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS $$ MSC047-290332- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090330T1800Z/ /LYMM6.1.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0600Z.090330T1200Z.NO/ 432 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN. * UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:23 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN RETREAT AND RIVERLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISIONS AT THE 16 FOOT STAGE. HOMES ON LOWER FISHERMAN TRAIL WILL REMAIN FLOODED AND LOWER RIVER ROAD WILL BE IMPASSABLE $$
000 WGUS84 KLIX 290248 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 948 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && MSC047-292048- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090330T1540Z/ /LYMM6.1.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0041Z.090330T0940Z.NO/ 948 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:08 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN RETREAT AND RIVERLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISIONS AT THE 16 FOOT STAGE. HOMES ON LOWER FISHERMAN TRAIL WILL REMAIN FLOODED AND LOWER RIVER ROAD WILL BE IMPASSABLE $$
000 WGUS84 KLIX 291412 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 912 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && MSC047-300812- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090330T1516Z/ /LYMM6.1.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0659Z.090330T0916Z.NO/ 912 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN RETREAT AND RIVERLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISIONS AT THE 16 FOOT STAGE. HOMES ON LOWER FISHERMAN TRAIL WILL REMAIN FLOODED AND LOWER RIVER ROAD WILL BE IMPASSABLE $$
000 WGUS84 KLIX 301516 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1016 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... THE WOLF RIVER ABOVE GULFPORT AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && MSC047-310240- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090331T0240Z/ /GLFM6.1.ER.090328T0424Z.090329T0205Z.090330T2040Z.NO/ 1016 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WOLF RIVER ABOVE GULFPORT. * UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:57 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...BELLS FERRY ROAD WILL BE IMPASSABLE WITH DEEP WATER ON THE EAST BRIDGE APPROACH. $$ MSC047-310000- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090331T0000Z/ /LYMM6.1.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0659Z.090330T1800Z.NO/ 1016 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN. * UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:01 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...LORAINE ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD AT 13 FEET MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS. RIVER ROAD NEAR THREE RIVERS ROAD BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Jackson | 100 days |
| Mar 26, 7:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Harrison, Pearl River | 100 days |
| Mar 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Walthall | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 11:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River | 104 days |
| Mar 27, 12:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 6 days |
| Mar 27, 1:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 3 days |
| Mar 27, 1:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Amite, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall | 111 days |
| Mar 27, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 1:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 27 min |
| Mar 27, 1:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 17 min |
| Mar 27, 1:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 2:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 2:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 27 min |
| Mar 27, 3:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 15 min |
| Mar 27, 4:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 4 days |
| Mar 27, 5:58 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | LIX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 27, 6:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pike | 12 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 60 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 4 days |
| Mar 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 59 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
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.