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River Flood Warning 87, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 14, 2013Saint Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana; Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 14, 2013, 10:05 AM CDT for Saint Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana; Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 15, 2013, 11:16 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 14, 2013, 10:05 AM CDT (15:05 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 15, 2013, 11:16 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 19, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS New Orleans, LA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, Hancock County, MS, Pearl River County, MS

The river

Written for the forecast point Pearl River near Bogalusa (BXAL1).

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02489500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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 Apr 14, 9:53 AM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 9:53 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 6:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
612 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

GMZ530-532-534-536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577-LAZ034>037-
039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-142330-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
LAKE BORGNE-CHANDELEUR SOUND-BRETON SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM 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 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-
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-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
612 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT
IS HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAIL. A FEW WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE AS WELL. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OPEN COASTAL
WATERS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A THREAT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 7:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
700 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      NEW ROADS               30.69N 91.45W
04/14/2013                   POINTE COUPEE      LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POINTE COUPEE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED STREET FLOODING
            ON SEVERAL LOCAL STREETS INCLUDING HWY 81 NORTH OF US
            190. IN ADDITION...WATER WAS REPORTED IN A FEW HOMES ON
            ROMALICE DRIVE.

&&

98/SO

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 7:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
744 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING UPPER JEFFERSON
PARISH...UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH...HANCOCK COUNTY...ST. TAMMANY
PARISH...ORLEANS PARISH...UPPER ST. BERNARD PARISH...LOWER ST.
BERNARD PARISH...

AT 743 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES WEST OF EDEN ISLE TO
TIMBERLANE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
EAST NEW ORLEANS...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...SLIDELL...LAKE CATHERINE...
YSCLOSKEY...PEARLINGTON...WAVELAND AND BAY ST. LOUIS

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...
WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS.
SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 8:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
831 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING HANCOCK
COUNTY...JACKSON COUNTY...HARRISON COUNTY...

AT 825 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF DIAMONDHEAD
TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF WAVELAND...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
BAY ST. LOUIS...PASS CHRISTIAN...LONG BEACH...LYMAN...GULFPORT...
GULFPORT AIRPORT...SAUCIER...BILOXI...ST. MARTIN...OCEAN SPRINGS...
GULF PARK ESTATES...WADE...VANCLEAVE...PASCAGOULA...MOSS POINT...
GAUTIER AND ESCATAWPA

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

95/DM

Local storm report, Apr 14, 8:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 9:05 AM CDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, Apr 14, 9:58 AM CDT, 7 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
Apr 13, 10:32 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LIX		22 hr
Apr 14, 4:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LIX	East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana	3 hr
Apr 14, 5:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jefferson, Plaquemines	34 min
Apr 14, 6:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines	49 min
Apr 14, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		83 min
Apr 14, 6:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Saint Bernard	57 min
Apr 14, 6:47 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		58 min
Apr 14, 7:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LIX	Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist	3 hr
Apr 14, 7:20 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		55 min
Apr 14, 7:38 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		52 min
Apr 14, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		44 min
Apr 14, 7:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		62 min
Apr 14, 8:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Saint Bernard	33 min
Apr 14, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		56 min
Apr 14, 8:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	St. Mary	87 days
Apr 14, 8:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	East Baton Rouge	25 hr
Apr 14, 8:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	East Baton Rouge, Livingston	59 hr
Apr 14, 8:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	East Baton Rouge	3 days
Apr 14, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Helena	35 hr
Apr 14, 8:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa	72 hr
Apr 14, 8:55 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		65 min
Apr 14, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	25 hr
Apr 14, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	25 hr
Apr 14, 9:05 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		55 min
Apr 14, 9:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		38 min
Apr 14, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		48 min
Apr 14, 9:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Plaquemines	35 min
Apr 14, 9:53 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		52 min
Apr 14, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	58 hr
Apr 14, 10:05 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	6 days
Apr 14, 10:25 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		65 min
Apr 14, 11:21 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		114 min
Apr 14, 11:54 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		2 hr
Apr 14, 12:02 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		88 min
Apr 14, 1:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		2 hr
Apr 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		93 min
Apr 14, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		63 min
Apr 14, 8:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River	56 min
Apr 14, 10:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Pearl River	41 hr
Apr 14, 10:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Pearl River	25 hr
Apr 14, 11:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Harrison	23 hr
Apr 14, 11:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Harrison	23 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.