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River Flood Warning 2, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 18, 2012Pike County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 18, 2012, 7:31 PM CST for Pike County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2012, 7:31 PM CST (01:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 19, 2012, 6:30 AM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Pike County, MS

The river

Written for the forecast point Tangipahoa River at Osyka (OSYM6). The gauge peaked at 14.86 ft at Jan 18, 2012, 5:00 PM CST.

actionminormoderate10152001/1901/20
Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07375280, 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.

440 
WGUS44 KLIX 190131
FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
731 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

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

THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA AFFECTING PIKE COUNTY
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.

&&

MSC113-191800-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0002.120119T0600Z-120119T1800Z/
/OSYM6.1.ER.120119T0600Z.120119T0600Z.120119T1200Z.NO/
731 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

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

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 6:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT OR NEAR FLOOD STAGE 
  BY LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...PASTURES AND WOODLANDS ALONG WITH SOME CROP 
  LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BE INUNDATED.

$$
1 follow-up statement
237 
WGUS84 KLIX 191230
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
630 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSISSIPPI...

THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA AFFECTING PIKE COUNTY
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.

&&

MSC113-191300-
/O.CAN.KLIX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
/OSYM6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
630 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA.
* AT 2:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AT 14.7 FEET AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO
  A STAGE NEAR 10.3 FEET ON FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 20TH.

$$

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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.