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River Flood Warning 47, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at May 21, 2009, 11:11 AM CDT for Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 23, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2009, 11:11 AM CDT (16:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 days
- 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2:58 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 53 hr | |
| May 21, 3:59 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LIX | Saint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist | 45 hr |
| May 21, 3:59 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Bernard | 37 hr |
| May 21, 3:59 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LIX | 37 hr |
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.