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River Flood Warning 70, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 15, 2018East Baton Rouge Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 15, 2018, 10:58 AM CST for East Baton Rouge Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Dec 15, 2018, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 238 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2018, 10:58 AM CST (16:58 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Aug 10, 2019, 11:40 AM CDT
In force
238 days
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Red River Landing (RRLL1).

Action stage
40 ft
Minor stage
48 ft
Moderate stage
55 ft
Major stage
64 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.

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.