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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 5, 201413 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood watch at Apr 5, 2014, 3:51 AM CDT for 13 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 5, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2014, 3:51 AM CDT (08:51 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 5, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 7, 2014, 6:54 AM CDT
In force: 42 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 Bernard 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, Pearl River 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 Apr 4, 11:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 11:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 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 5, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Tangipahoa	5 days
Apr 5, 9:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		53 min
Apr 5, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		56 min
Apr 5, 11:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	6 days
Apr 5, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Lafourche, Terrebonne	40 min
Apr 5, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LIX	Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist	41 min
Apr 5, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		32 min
Apr 5, 11:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Pike, Walthall	3 days
Apr 5, 11:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Pearl River	3 days
Apr 5, 11:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Pearl River	70 hr
Apr 5, 11:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Jackson	15 days

Nearby

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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.