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River Flood Warning 28, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 28, 2009, 4:32 AM CDT for Harrison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2009, 4:32 AM CDT (09:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2009, 4:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 days
- 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 09:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Biloxi River near Wortham (BLWM6).
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02481000, 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 Mar 28, 3:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1110 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-281615- 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- 1110 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE WEATHER... THERE IS S MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 12 CORRIDOR. ELSEWHERE THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREATS ACCOMPANYING THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE UP TO THREE MORE INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. IF THIS RAIN FALLS DURING A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. MARINE HAZARDS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SWELL-ENHANCED SEA HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 9 FEET...MAINLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. COASTAL FLOODING... STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COINCIDE WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE TODAY AND HIGH TIDES COULD BE 2 TO 3 FEET HIGHER THAN NORMAL TODAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS FOR DAYTIME HOURS TODAY. RIVER FLOODING... DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO RISE OR REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MARINE HAZARDS... SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LARGE SWELL TO THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 KNOTS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP SEA HEIGHTS IN THE 6 TO 9 FOOT RANGE DURING THAT TIME. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RIVER FLOODING... SEVERAL LOCAL RIVERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. THUNDERSTORMS... ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND FIRST RESPONDERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON SIGNIFICANT WEATHER THREATS THIS EVENING. PLEASE PASS ON ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 95/DM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 12:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
MSZ080>082-280630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1236 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH OUT OF THE GULF... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH AND DIME SIZED HAIL...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 1:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
LAZ036-037-047-048-050-MSZ069-070-280715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 112 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING EAST FELICIANA PARISH...LIVINGSTON PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH...ST. HELENA PARISH...WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH...PIKE COUNTY...AMITE COUNTY... AT 110 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIBERTY TO 9 MILES WEST OF PORT ALLEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... FELPS AND CLINTON BY 120 AM... ZACHARY BY 125 AM... BAKER BY 135 AM... BRUSLY BY 140 AM... BATON ROUGE AND PORT ALLEN BY 145 AM... PRIDE BY 150 AM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, West Feliciana | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 65 min |
| Mar 27, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Washington | 62 min |
| Mar 27, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 28 min | |
| Mar 27, 9:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 22 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 63 min | |
| Mar 27, 11:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 115 min |
| Mar 28, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 92 min | |
| Mar 28, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, West Feliciana | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 12:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 59 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 114 min | |
| Mar 28, 8:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Livingston | 4 days |
| Mar 28, 3:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 3 days |
| Mar 28, 3:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge | 4 days |
| Mar 27, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 66 min |
| Mar 27, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 10:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 10:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite | 14 min |
| Mar 28, 12:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 2:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 13 min |
| Mar 28, 7:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 4 hr |
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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.