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River Flood Warning 87, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 14, 2009Pearl River County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 14, 2009, 9:06 AM CST for Pearl River County, Mississippi. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2009, 9:06 AM CST (15:06 UTC)
Expired
Dec 14, 2009, 2:49 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Pearl River County, MS

The river

Written for the forecast point West Hobolochitto Creek near McNeill (MNLM6). The gauge peaked at 17.80 ft at Dec 15, 2009, 1:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02492360, 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 14, 7:25 AM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 7:25 AM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 7:27 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
727 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-151330-
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-
727 AM CST MON DEC 14 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

THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EXPECTED RETURN OF HEAVY
RAIN. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.

DENSE FOG...
DENSE FOG ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA...INCLUDING THE TIDAL LAKES AND NEARSHORE COASTAL
WATERS. EXPECT VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS...PARTICULARLY NEAR WATER AND OVER WATER CROSSINGS. THE
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM OVER LAND AREAS...AND UNTIL
NOON OVER MARINE AREAS.

RIVER FLOODING...
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE EITHER IN FLOOD OR FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD
STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD
WARNINGS...STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON
TUESDAY. STORM RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

RIVER FLOODING...
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN NEAR TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND
HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY INTO TUESDAY COULD LEAD TO EVEN HIGHER FLOOD
CRESTS AND POSSIBLY ADDITIONAL RIVERS GOING TO FLOOD BY MID WEEK.
PLEASE REFER TO THE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER
FORECASTS FOR DETAILS.

MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING OR
FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 10:27 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany11 hr
Dec 14, 9:25 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 6 more95 min
Dec 14, 9:32 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Helena58 hr
Dec 14, 10:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany35 hr
Dec 14, 10:30 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXAssumption, Lafourche, Saint James3 hr
Dec 14, 11:04 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James and 1 more116 min
Dec 14, 11:58 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXAscension, Livingston3 hr
Dec 14, 12:49 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington3 hr
Dec 14, 1:57 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington3 hr
Dec 14, 3:01 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana59 min
Dec 14, 3:44 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge and 1 more3 hr
Dec 14, 4:44 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena and 4 more106 min
Dec 14, 5:33 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXWashington57 min
Dec 14, 5:57 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Washington and 2 more10 hr
Dec 14, 2:53 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXAmite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson52 min
Dec 14, 4:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXPearl River14 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.