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River Flood Warning 9, NWS New Orleans, LA

March 8, 2011Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 8, 2011, 10:00 AM CST for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 9, 2011, 8:15 AM CST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2011, 10:00 AM CST (16:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2011, 8:15 AM CST
Expired
Mar 13, 2011, 10:17 AM CDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Tangipahoa Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Tangipahoa River at Robert (ROBL1). The gauge peaked at 18.51 ft at Mar 11, 2011, 8:00 AM CST.

actionminormoderate10152003/0803/0903/1003/1103/1203/1303/14
Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07375500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

644 
WGUS44 KLIX 081600
FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... 

  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-091000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0009.110309T2200Z-110312T1312Z/
/ROBL1.1.ER.110309T2200Z.110310T1800Z.110312T0712Z.NO/
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 9TH TO SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 
  12TH...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 AM TUESDAY MARCH 8TH THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.5 FEET BY
  EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY MARCH 10TH. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 12TH.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...LOW PLACES ALONG HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF ROBERT 
  WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER WILL APPROACH THE ENTRANCE ROAD OF 
  HIDDEN OAKS CAMPGROUND. TRAILERS AT THE CAMPGROUND WILL BE UNABLE 
  TO BE MOVED OUT WHEN THE RIVER REACHES 18 FEET.

$$
13 follow-up statements
659 
WGUS84 KLIX 090347
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
947 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-092147-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.110309T1415Z-000000T0000Z/
/ROBL1.1.ER.110309T1415Z.110311T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
947 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO AROUND 17.5 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  EVENING. STAGES COULD BE MUCH HIGHER THAN FORECAST BASED ON THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 18 HOURS.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$
382 
WGUS84 KLIX 091840
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
1240 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...
 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA AFFECTING PIKE COUNTY 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR KENTWOOD AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

MSC113-101240-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110311T0925Z/
/OSYM6.1.ER.110309T2148Z.110310T1200Z.110311T0325Z.NO/
1240 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING MARCH 10TH.
* IMPACT...PASTURES AND WOODLANDS ALONG WITH SOME CROP.  LAND NEAR THE 
  RIVER WILL BE INUNDATED.

$$

LAC105-101240-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110312T0112Z/
/KENL1.1.ER.110310T0400Z.110311T0000Z.110311T1912Z.NO/
1240 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR KENTWOOD.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 14.0 FEET ON THE EVENING OR MARCH 10TH.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...PASTURE LAND, WOODLANDS, AND FARMS IN LOW 
  LYING AREAS WILL BE FLOODED.

$$

LAC105-101239-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110313T1800Z/
/ROBL1.1.ER.110310T0000Z.110311T0600Z.110313T1200Z.NO/
1240 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 17.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 11TH. 
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$
409 
WGUS84 KLIX 100326
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
926 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-102126-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110313T0742Z/
/ROBL1.1.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T0600Z.110313T0142Z.NO/
926 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST... THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING UNTIL 
  CRESTING AT AROUND 17.5 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER IS 
  EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$
210 
WGUS84 KLIX 101628
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
1028 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...
 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA AFFECTING PIKE COUNTY 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

MSC113-110600-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
/OSYM6.1.ER.110310T1414Z.110310T1800Z.110311T0000Z.NO/
1028 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  6:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 15.1 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...PASTURES AND WOODLANDS ALONG WITH SOME CROP 
  LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BE INUNDATED.

$$

LAC105-111027-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T0051Z/
/ROBL1.1.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1200Z.110313T1851Z.NO/
1028 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.8 
  FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING MARCH 11TH. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON MARCH 13TH.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$
473 
WGUS84 KLIX 102046
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
246 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-111446-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T1500Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1200Z.110314T0900Z.NO/
246 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING UNTIL CRESTING 
  AT AROUND 18.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$
400 
WGUS84 KLIX 110306
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
906 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-112106-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T0712Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1200Z.110314T0112Z.NO/
906 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING UNTIL CRESTING 
  AT AROUND 18.5 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY EVENING. 
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$
757 
WGUS84 KLIX 111504
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
904 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-120904-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T1912Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1400Z.110314T1312Z.NO/
904 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 14TH. 
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$
729 
WGUS84 KLIX 120112
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
712 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-121912-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1400Z.110314T1200Z.NO/
712 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING MARCH 14TH.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...EVACUATION OF TRAILERS AT HIDDEN OAKS MUST 
  BE COMPLETED. WATER COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP GROUNDS. SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND UNIMPROVED ROADS NORTH OF ROBERT WILL FLOOD AS 
  CHAPPEPEELA CREEK BACKS UP. LOW PLACES ON HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF 
  ROBERT WILL BE UNDER WATER.

$$

98/SO
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WGUS44 KLIX 121534
FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
934 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MINOR SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MINOR SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-130934-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T0000Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1400Z.110313T1800Z.NO/
934 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING MARCH 13TH...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 AM SATURDAY MARCH 12TH THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...LOW PLACES ALONG HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF ROBERT 
  WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER WILL APPROACH THE ENTRANCE ROAD OF 
  HIDDEN OAKS CAMPGROUND. TRAILERS AT THE CAMPGROUND WILL BE UNABLE 
  TO BE MOVED OUT WHEN THE RIVER REACHES 18 FEET.

$$
534 
WGUS84 KLIX 121542
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
942 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...

  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-130942-
/O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T0000Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1400Z.110313T1800Z.NO/
942 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING MARCH 12TH...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 AM SATURDAY MARCH 12TH THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW MARCH 13TH.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...LOW PLACES ALONG HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF ROBERT 
  WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER WILL APPROACH THE ENTRANCE ROAD OF 
  HIDDEN OAKS CAMPGROUND. TRAILERS AT THE CAMPGROUND WILL BE UNABLE 
  TO BE MOVED OUT WHEN THE RIVER REACHES 18 FEET.

$$
059 
WGUS84 KLIX 130127
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
727 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-131927-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110314T0215Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1400Z.110313T2015Z.NO/
727 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...LOW PLACES ALONG HIGHWAY 22 SOUTH OF ROBERT 
  WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER WILL APPROACH THE ENTRANCE ROAD OF 
  HIDDEN OAKS CAMPGROUND. TRAILERS AT THE CAMPGROUND WILL BE UNABLE 
  TO BE MOVED OUT WHEN THE RIVER REACHES 18 FEET.

$$

98/SO
427 
WGUS44 KLIX 131326
FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
826 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MINOR SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO NONFLOOD SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-132112-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110313T2112Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1400Z.110313T1512Z.NO/
826 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 AM SUNDAY MARCH 13TH THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING NEAR THE RIVER.

$$
337 
WGUS84 KLIX 131517
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
1017 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC105-131547-
/O.CAN.KLIX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110313T2112Z/
/ROBL1.2.ER.110309T2300Z.110311T1400Z.110313T1413Z.NO/
1017 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* AT  9:30 AM SUNDAY MARCH 13TH THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9:13 AM SUNDAY MARCH 13TH.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 12.1 FEET BY TOMORROW
  MORNING.

$$

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 Mar 8, 3:49 AM CST, 6 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 3:49 AM CST, 6 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
349 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

.SHORT TERM...
ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE WILL SURGE
NORTHWARD TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRENGTHENING WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. RAIN CHANCES WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE COURSE OF DAY AS A WEAK IMPULSE
TRAVERSES THE GULF COAST REGION AND ACTS ON THE INCREASING AND
DEEPENING MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE RETURNING FROM THE GULF.
INITIALLY THE RAIN WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SHOWERS...HOWEVER AS THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE BY THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE MAIN
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE TONIGHT...PRIMARILY FROM THE LATE
EVENING HOURS ONWARD...AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE
MID/UPPER TROUGH MOVES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND ACROSS THE
LOWER AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS WHILE ACQUIRING SOMEWHAT OF A
NEGATIVE TILT. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE SUFFICIENT CAPE
...INSTABILITY AND SHEAR...ALONG WITH IMPRESSIVE HELICITY VALUES...
TO WARRANT A SEVERE THREAT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT ALL MODES OF
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE. ONE INHIBITING FACTOR MAY BE A
SHALLOW MARINE LAYER THAT FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE MAY REMAIN
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...THE STRONGEST FORCING
WILL LIKELY REMAIN NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WILL BE
WIDESPREAD WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF FIVE TO SIX INCHES NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN A FAIR BIT OF RAIN
RECENTLY...SO THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED IN SOME AREAS. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY USHERING IN DRIER AND
COOLER AIR ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 11

.LONG TERM...
TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE WORK
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DURING THE END OF
THE WEEK WILL TRANSITION TO A ZONAL FLOW OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE GULF COAST
REGION DURING THE PERIOD WITH THE INITIALLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
MODERATING OVER THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH APPROACHES THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM THE WEST. 11

&&

.AVIATION...
LOOKS LIKE WE WILL GO THROUGH A VERY FAMILIAR SCENARIO WITH A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH ON WED. CEILINGS TO REMAIN IN THE MVFR
RANGE WITH A FEW TEMPORARY BREAKOUTS TO THE VFR SIDE. WILL KEEP
MOST IF NOT ALL TERMINALS WITH AT LEAST BRK015 THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD AND TEMPO A FEW WITH SCT015 BKN050 BY THIS EVENING. SHOULD
SEE SOME -RA DEVELOP THIS MORNING FOR THE RIVER SITES NAMELY MSY
NEW BTR AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD HUM TO THE COLLECTIVE. WILL
INTRODUCE TS ACTIVITY FOR ALL SITES TODAY AS WELL MAINLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS STABILITY SHOULD BE WEAK ENOUGH TO ALLOW IT. THIS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 17

&&

.MARINE...
A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN
INCREASED GRADIENT FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE INTO ADVISORY RANGE OVER THE MARINE ZONES TODAY. A LONG
FETCH OVER THE GULF WILL LEAD TO A 1 FOOT SWELL DEVELOPING OVER THE
OPEN WATERS TONIGHT. THIS SWELL...WHEN ADDED ONTO THE
WIND DRIVEN WAVES WILL LEAD TO COMBINED SEAS UP TO 8 FEET OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AS
THE LOW AND A TRAILING COLD FRONT BEGIN TO APPROACH THE MARINE
ZONES. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND CONTINUED SCA
CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS STRONG BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE DUE TO COLDER AIR OVERSPREADING THE WARMER
WATERS. AS THE SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...LIGHTER WINDS AND A CALMER SEA STATE
CAN BE EXPECTED. 17

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  60  71  41  63 /  80  40  10  10
BTR  64  73  44  66 /  80  40  10  10
ASD  64  75  47  66 /  80  70  10  10
MSY  65  77  50  65 /  80  70  10  10
GPT  65  75  46  66 /  70  80  10  10
PQL  63  76  46  65 /  70  80  10  10

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON
     ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER
     JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST.
     BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...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...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON
     ROUGE...AND WEST FELICIANA.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: LAKE BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE
     MAUREPAS...AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO
     STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER
     ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE
     SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON
     FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
     PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM.

MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES:
     AMITE...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL
     RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL...AND WILKINSON.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: LAKE BORGNE...LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE
     MAUREPAS...AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BRETON SOUND...CHANDELEUR SOUND...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
     RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO
     STAKE ISLAND LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS
     FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
     THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FROM 20 TO 60
     NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER
     ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM THE
     SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON
     FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
     PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 4:30 AM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
430 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>040-
046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-090500-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE PORT FOURCHON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO STAKE ISLAND LA 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-
430 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

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 HEAVY RAIN...
SCATTERED SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE BY MID
AND LATE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND EVEN ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE FORECAST AREA IS
IN A SLIGHT RISK AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BEGIN IN THE LATE
EVENING HOURS WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND
EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THEN SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE
COURSE OF TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH ISOLATED FOUR TO SIX INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS
SEAS FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND TIDAL LAKES TODAY...AND FOR THE
GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY BE
SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

HEAVY RAINFALL...
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...PRIMARILY
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO
THREE INCHES WITH ISOLATED FOUR TO SIX INCH AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
BY THE END OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS IN ADVANCE OF
A COLD FRONT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS
THE TIDAL LAKES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 9:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington18 days
Mar 8, 9:48 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany19 days
Mar 8, 1:02 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana43 min
Mar 8, 2:56 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington34 min
Mar 8, 4:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington45 min
Mar 8, 4:27 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington3 hr
Mar 8, 4:37 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington19 min
Mar 8, 4:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington56 min
Mar 8, 5:28 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington32 min

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River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2011Every river flood warning in 2011

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.