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River Flood Warning 3, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 20, 2010Pike County, Walthall County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 20, 2010, 9:42 PM CST for Pike County, Walthall County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 21, 2010, 6:55 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 20, 2010, 9:42 PM CST (03:42 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 21, 2010, 6:55 PM CST
Expired: Jan 22, 2010, 9:45 AM CST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS

The river

Written for the forecast point Bogue Chitto River near Tylertown (TYTM6). The gauge peaked at 13.05 ft at Jan 21, 2010, 3:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02490500, 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 Jan 20, 7:10 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 7:10 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 4:26 PM CST, 5 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
426 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-210530-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-AMITE-
ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS-
LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-
POINTE COUPEE-ST CHARLES-ST HELENA-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-
ST TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-
WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
426 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE WEATHER...
A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES. ADDITIONALLY...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH COULD PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON
LOW LYING ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. THE MAIN AREA OF
CONCERN WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BEGIN AT 9 PM TODAY FOR THE OPEN GULF
COASTAL WATERS AS WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. CAUTION
STATEMENTS MAY BE POSTED FOR THE LAKES BY THIS EVENING.

RIVER FLOODING...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER REMAINS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE NEAR MORGAN CITY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SEVERE WEATHER...
A SECOND STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER ROUND
OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS OF UP TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED. THE
WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED OVER
THE WEEKEND.

RIVER FLOODING...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE NEAR MORGAN
CITY THROUGH THE WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD
STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE
NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THROUGH TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 20, 3:50 PM CST, 5 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
350 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 PM     HAIL             INDEPENDENCE            30.64N 90.51W
01/20/2010  E1.75 INCH       TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

Local storm report, Jan 20, 4:37 PM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
437 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     TORNADO          10 SE AMITE             30.63N 90.39W
01/20/2010                   TANGIPAHOA         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFFS DEPUTIES VISUALLY TRACKING A TORNADO ON LA 1062
            NEAR LORANGER.

0420 PM     HAIL             10 SE AMITE             30.63N 90.39W
01/20/2010  E1.75 INCH       TANGIPAHOA         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            OCCURRING WHILE TORNADO BEING VISUALLY TRACKED NEAR
            LORANGER.

&&

24/RR

Local storm report, Jan 20, 5:44 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
544 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0542 PM     HAIL             OCEAN SPRINGS           30.41N 88.80W
01/20/2010  E0.25 INCH       JACKSON            MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN OCEAN SPRINGS.

&&

GPHILLIP

Special weather statement, Jan 20, 6:23 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before

MSZ082-210045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
623 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...

AT 621 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION AND PROBABLE WATERSPOUT 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PASCAGOULA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PASCAGOULA BY 635 PM...
  MOSS POINT BY 645 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AND
A POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT MOVING ON SHORE NEAR PASCAGOULA BY 640 PM...
SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A TORNADO 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.

24/RR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 20, 6:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa	35 min
Jan 20, 6:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa, Washington	41 min
Jan 20, 9:42 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	36 hr
Jan 21, 1:06 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LIX		11 hr
Jan 21, 3:47 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LIX		12 hr
Jan 21, 4:31 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LIX		11 hr
Jan 20, 6:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Pike, Walthall	25 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2010 Every river flood warning in 2010

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.