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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 13, 201312 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood watch at Jan 13, 2013, 4:23 AM CST for 12 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 13, 2013, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 13, 2013, 4:23 AM CST (10:23 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 13, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Jan 14, 2013, 6:00 AM CST
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity: None

Counties Assumption Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jan 13, 4:08 AM CST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 4:08 AM CST, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 5:19 PM CST, 11 hours 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 13, 1:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington	55 min
Jan 13, 2:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa	24 min
Jan 13, 2:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa	16 min
Jan 13, 2:55 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LIX		2 hr
Jan 13, 2:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Pike, Walthall	18 min
Jan 13, 2:57 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LIX	Walthall	18 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Louisiana, 2013 Flash Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2013 Every flash flood watch in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.