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River Flood Warning 55, NWS New Orleans, LA

October 20, 2009St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Oct 20, 2009, 6:22 AM CDT for St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 20, 2009, 6:22 AM CDT (11:22 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2009, 6:22 AM CDT
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County St. Mary Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Atchafalaya River at Morgan City (MCGL1).

Action stage
4 ft
Minor stage
6 ft
Moderate stage
7 ft
Major stage
12 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 20, 3:44 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLIX62 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.