Alert archive / Louisiana / River Flood Warnings in 2016
River Flood Warning 3, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 5, 2016, 11:26 AM CST for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 11, 2016, 11:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2016, 11:26 AM CST (17:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2016, 11:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2016, 5:00 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Jefferson Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA
The river
Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at New Orleans (NORL1).
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2:44 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 42 hr |
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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.