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River Flood Warning 63, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 8, 2009, 8:33 AM CST for Harrison County, Mississippi. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2009, 8:33 AM CST (14:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2009, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2009, 8:34 PM CST
- In force
- 45 hr
- 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 14:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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.
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 Dec 8, 7:29 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 7:29 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 626 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-091230- 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- 626 AM CST TUE DEC 8 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 THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERN FROM SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...A FEW OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA EXCEPT THE LOWER COASTAL PARISHES TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED...AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A DEEP SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE. WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY IN PLACE...A STRONG DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS SHOULD HELP DEVELOP THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY WITH A FEW BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE. WITH THE AMOUNT OF SHEAR EXPECTED ANY DEEP THUNDERSTORM WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING BOWING STRUCTURES OR SUPER CELLS. THIS WILL BRING A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...A FEW OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG...EF2 OR HIGHER. THE SEVERE RISK WILL END TONIGHT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. ...MARINE HAZARDS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 7 TO 8 FEET TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ...MARINE... MODERATE TO POSSIBLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ...THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING OPERATIONS...IS REQUESTED TODAY AND POSSIBLY TONIGHT. 22/TD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 8, 2:46 AM CST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
246 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 AM FLASH FLOOD PAINCOURTVILLE 29.99N 91.05W
12/08/2009 ASSUMPTION LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLASH FLOODING REPORTED WITH ONE RESIDENCE REPORTING 1.5
INCHES OF WATER IN HOUSE. WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING.
0240 AM FLASH FLOOD PIERRE PART 29.96N 91.21W
12/08/2009 ASSUMPTION LA AIRPLANE PILOT
WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING WITH SOME WATER OVER ONE FOOT
IN DEPTH.
&&
TDESTRILocal storm report, Dec 8, 2:47 AM CST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
247 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 AM FLASH FLOOD PIERRE PART 29.96N 91.21W
12/08/2009 ASSUMPTION LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING WITH SOME WATER OVER ONE FOOT
IN DEPTH.
&&
TDESTRILocal storm report, Dec 8, 2:52 AM CST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
252 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 AM TSTM WND DMG KENNER 29.98N 90.25W
12/08/2009 JEFFERSON LA TRAINED SPOTTER
UPDATE ON PREVIOUS DAMAGE REPORTS FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO.
STORM SPOTTERS DROVE AROUND WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION AND
FOUND A FEW SMALL TREES DOWN...3 FENCES DOWN...AND
CARPORT ROOF BLOWN OFF.
&&
TDESTRILocal storm report, Dec 8, 4:13 AM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
413 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM FLASH FLOOD LAPLACE 30.07N 90.47W
12/08/2009 ST. JOHN THE BAPTI LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER ENTERED HOMES IN RESERVE AND LAPLACE.
&&
PGRIGSBYLocal storm report, Dec 8, 7:22 AM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 9:48 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 12:58 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 62 min | |
| Dec 8, 1:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Saint Charles | 24 min |
| Dec 8, 1:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 41 min |
| Dec 8, 1:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Assumption, Lafourche, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:57 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 48 min | |
| Dec 8, 2:41 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 64 min | |
| Dec 8, 3:04 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles | 116 min |
| Dec 8, 4:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:23 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Saint Tammany | 112 min |
| Dec 8, 7:01 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 29 min | |
| Dec 8, 7:57 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 63 min | |
| Dec 8, 8:16 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 26 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:41 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Saint Tammany | 2 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:50 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 40 min | |
| Dec 8, 8:59 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 46 min | |
| Dec 8, 10:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 4 days |
| Dec 8, 10:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 7 days |
| Dec 8, 10:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 23 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Feliciana | 118 min |
| Dec 8, 7:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 30 min |
| Dec 8, 10:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 10 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.