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River Flood Warning 35, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 14, 2014, 10:18 PM CDT for Harrison County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 15, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2014, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2014, 2:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Harrison County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Biloxi River near Lyman (LYMM6).
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02481130, 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, 8:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 8:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 3:26 PM CDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 326 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 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>082-150830- 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- 325 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 9 PM. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BATON ROUGE...HAMMOND AND MCCOMB. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME HEATING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY AREAS THAT RECEIVE REPEAT PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL COULD EXPERIENCE BRIEF FLASH FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR THIS ARE PARISHES ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF A GONZALES TO NEW ORLEANS LINE...AS WELL AS ST. TAMMANY PARISH AND THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THESE AREAS. A RAPID TRANSITION TO MUCH COLDER AIR TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF THE TIDAL LAKES AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR PARISHES SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN THAT ARE EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 10 AM TUESDAY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE MARINE AREA. A GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE TIDAL LAKES AND SOUNDS. IN ADDITION...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR ORLEANS PARISH. NUISANCE COAST FLOODING MAY EXIST OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION TONIGHT. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE PEARL RIVER AND THE PASCAGOULA RIVER. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WIND ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ORLEANS PARISH. NUISANCE COAST FLOODING MAY EXIST OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE LEVEE PROTECTION TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE LAKES AND SOUNDS WILL BE REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. MUCH OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S WEDNESDAY MORNING. FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 5:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
LAZ046-049-050-056>060-142315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 512 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST AFFECTING ST. JAMES PARISH... ASCENSION PARISH...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH...ASSUMPTION PARISH... LIVINGSTON PARISH...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH...IBERVILLE PARISH...ST. CHARLES PARISH... AT 506 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEPHENSVILLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PIERRE PART...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SUB SEVERE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. 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, 7:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
LAZ040-059-061>064-068>070-MSZ077-080>082-150100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 700 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING PEARL RIVER COUNTY...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH...UPPER JEFFERSON PARISH...UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH...HANCOCK COUNTY...ST. TAMMANY PARISH...ORLEANS PARISH...UPPER ST. BERNARD PARISH...JACKSON COUNTY...LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH...LOWER ST. BERNARD PARISH...LOWER JEFFERSON PARISH...HARRISON COUNTY... AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PICAYUNE TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SLIDELL TO BELLE CHASSE TO LAROSE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... LAFITTE BY 705 PM... KILN BY 710 PM... DIAMONDHEAD BY 715 PM... MYRTLE GROVE AND PASS CHRISTIAN BY 725 PM... YSCLOSKEY AND LONG BEACH BY 730 PM... SAUCIER...POINTE A LA HACHE AND LYMAN BY 735 PM... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 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. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. 24/RR
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 7:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
MSZ081-082-150130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 731 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...HARRISON COUNTY... AT 728 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES SOUTH OF WIGGINS TO GULFPORT TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF LONG BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BILOXI...ST. MARTIN...OCEAN SPRINGS...GULF PARK ESTATES... VANCLEAVE...GAUTIER...ESCATAWPA...WADE...PASCAGOULA AND MOSS POINT 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. 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. 24/RR
Local storm report, Apr 14, 7:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 85 min | |
| Apr 14, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Terrebonne | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 53 min | |
| Apr 14, 10:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 33 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LIX | Harrison | 14 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2014Every river flood warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.