Alert archive / Mississippi / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 2, NWS New Orleans, LA
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.
- 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.