Alert archive / Louisiana / River Flood Warnings in 2018

River Flood Warning 35, NWS New Orleans, LA

April 7, 2018Saint Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana; Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 7, 2018, 8:43 AM CDT for Saint Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana; Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 10, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 25 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2018, 8:43 AM CDT (13:43 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 5, 2018, 7:07 AM CDT
In force
25 days
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
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 7, 7:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 7:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 4:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
451 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

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>082-072200-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-Mississippi Sound-
Lake Borgne-Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River
LA out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island
Louisiana out 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-
451 AM CDT Sat Apr 7 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southeast
Louisiana...South Mississippi and the adjacent coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect through 7 AM this
morning for all of southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi.
The main threats expected at this time will be damaging straight
line winds and hail but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

Flood warnings continue along the Mississippi River from Red
River Landing to Baton Rouge. Refer to the latest river flood
statements for details.

Small craft should exercise caution over most of the open coastal
waters today and a small craft advisory will be in effect for the
entire coastal area tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Flood warnings continue along the Mississippi River from Red
River Landing to Baton Rouge. Refer to the latest river flood
statements for details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed overnight tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 6:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Apr 7, 7:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 7:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Apr 7, 8:11 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Apr 7, 8:29 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena, West Feliciana46 min
Apr 7, 1:27 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXWashington18 min
Apr 7, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWashington38 min
Apr 7, 2:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWest Baton Rouge67 min
Apr 7, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana62 min
Apr 7, 3:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge28 min
Apr 7, 4:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Baton Rouge, Livingston56 min
Apr 7, 4:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAscension51 min
Apr 7, 5:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles, Saint James23 min
Apr 7, 5:46 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Saint Charles29 min
Apr 7, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX41 min
Apr 7, 6:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans25 min
Apr 7, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson, Plaquemines66 min
Apr 7, 6:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX59 min
Apr 7, 7:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPlaquemines64 min
Apr 7, 7:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX62 min
Apr 7, 7:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX88 min
Apr 7, 8:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX60 min
Apr 7, 8:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany29 days
Apr 7, 8:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX58 min
Apr 6, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWilkinson45 min
Apr 6, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAmite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson61 min
Apr 6, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAmite, Wilkinson28 min
Apr 7, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPike, Walthall38 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2018River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018

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.