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River Flood Warning 49, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 21, 2012, 10:24 AM CDT for Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 22, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2012, 10:24 AM CDT (15:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2012, 11:09 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Saint Tammany Parish, LA
The river
Written for the forecast point Bogue Falaya River at Boston Street (CVEL1). The gauge peaked at 5.51 ft at Mar 23, 2012, 6:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 5 ft
- Minor stage
- 6 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07375175, 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.
318 WGUS44 KLIX 211524 FLWLIX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1024 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY 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. && LAC103-222124- /O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0049.120322T0900Z-120324T0800Z/ /CVEL1.1.ER.120322T0900Z.120323T0000Z.120324T0200Z.NO/ 1024 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AT 9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 23. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...WATER WILL RISE ONTO THE RIGHT BANK FLOODING PROPERTY OF THE BOGUE FALAYA TOWERS AT EAST BOSTON STREET AND THREATENING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON THE LEFT BANK NEAR MILITARY ROAD. BOGUE FALAYA RIVER PARK AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL GROUNDS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
4 follow-up statements
846 WGUS84 KLIX 220157 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 857 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY PARISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DON'T DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && LAC103-230757- /O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0049.120322T0900Z-120324T0800Z/ /CVEL1.1.ER.120322T0900Z.120323T0000Z.120324T0200Z.NO/ 857 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AT 8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE TO RISE UNTIL CRESTING AT AROUND 9.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...WATER WILL RISE ONTO THE RIGHT BANK FLOODING PROPERTY OF THE BOGUE FALAYA TOWERS AT EAST BOSTON STREET AND THREATENING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON THE LEFT BANK NEAR MILITARY ROAD. BOGUE FALAYA RIVER PARK AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL GROUNDS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...THE RIVER WILL LEAVE ITS BANKS UNDER THE BOSTON STREET BRIDGE AND BEGIN TO FLOOD THE BOSTON TOWERS PROPERTY. $$
337 WGUS84 KLIX 221611 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1111 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY 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. && LAC103-232211- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120324T2037Z/ /CVEL1.1.ER.120322T2053Z.120323T1200Z.120324T1437Z.NO/ 1111 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.0 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 24TH. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...BOGUE FALAYA RIVER PARK WILL BE INUNDATED. SOME CLASSROOMS AT CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL GROUNDS WILL FLOOD. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...WATER WILL RISE ONTO THE RIGHT BANK FLOODING PROPERTY OF THE BOGUE FALAYA TOWERS AT EAST BOSTON STREET AND THREATENING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON THE LEFT BANK NEAR MILITARY ROAD. BOGUE FALAYA RIVER PARK AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL GROUNDS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...THE RIVER WILL LEAVE ITS BANKS UNDER THE BOSTON STREET BRIDGE AND BEGIN TO FLOOD THE BOSTON TOWERS PROPERTY. $$
913 WGUS84 KLIX 230202 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 902 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY 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. && LAC103-240802- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120326T1042Z/ /CVEL1.1.ER.120323T0738Z.120324T1200Z.120326T0442Z.NO/ 902 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 8:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO RISE UNTIL CRESTING AT AROUND 9.0 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...BOGUE FALAYA RIVER PARK WILL BE INUNDATED. SOME CLASSROOMS AT CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL GROUNDS WILL FLOOD * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...WATER WILL RISE ONTO THE RIGHT BANK FLOODING PROPERTY OF THE BOGUE FALAYA TOWERS AT EAST BOSTON STREET AND THREATENING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON THE LEFT BANK NEAR MILITARY ROAD. BOGUE FALAYA RIVER PARK AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL GROUNDS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...THE RIVER WILL LEAVE ITS BANKS UNDER THE BOSTON STREET BRIDGE AND BEGIN TO FLOOD THE BOSTON TOWERS PROPERTY. $$
673 WGUS84 KLIX 231609 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1109 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY 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. && LAC103-231639- /O.CAN.KLIX.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120326T1042Z/ /CVEL1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1109 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON. * AT 10:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5.5 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO A STAGE NEAR 3.7 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 7:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 56 min |
| Mar 21, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville | 60 min |
| Mar 21, 8:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 58 min |
| Mar 21, 8:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James | 38 min |
| Mar 21, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena, West Feliciana | 65 min |
| Mar 21, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Saint James, Terrebonne | 57 min |
| Mar 21, 9:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston | 26 min |
| Mar 21, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 19 days |
| Mar 21, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 54 min |
| Mar 21, 9:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena | 56 min |
| Mar 21, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 4 days |
| Mar 21, 10:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa and 1 more | 53 min |
| Mar 21, 10:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 2 hr | |
| Mar 21, 10:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa | 44 min |
| Mar 21, 10:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | 51 min |
| Mar 21, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 117 min | |
| Mar 21, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 59 min |
| Mar 21, 11:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne | 55 min |
| Mar 21, 11:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa, Washington | 57 min |
| Mar 21, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles | 53 min |
| Mar 21, 12:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 57 min |
| Mar 21, 12:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 116 min | |
| Mar 21, 12:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 36 min |
| Mar 21, 12:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Bernard | 25 min |
| Mar 21, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 65 min |
| Mar 21, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 119 min | |
| Mar 21, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 29 min |
| Mar 21, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 33 min | |
| Mar 21, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Washington | 55 min |
| Mar 21, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 2 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Tammany | 2 hr |
| Mar 21, 5:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint Tammany | 2 hr |
| Mar 21, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 2 hr |
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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.