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River Flood Warning 104, NWS New Orleans, LA

July 13, 2019Saint Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana; Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Jul 13, 2019, 9:39 AM CDT for Saint Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Louisiana; Hancock County, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jul 17, 2019, 6:08 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2019, 9:39 AM CDT (14:39 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 17, 2019, 6:08 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 3, 2019, 9:39 AM CDT
In force: 17 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). The gauge peaked at 16.26 ft at Jul 24, 2019, 9:00 AM CDT.

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 Jul 13, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 5:17 AM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:59 AM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
859 AM CDT SAT JUL 13 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0934 AM     TROPICAL STORM   15 SSE VENICE           29.06N 89.30W
07/12/2019                   PLAQUEMINES        LA   MESONET

            THE WEATHERFLOW EAST BAY TOWER HAS BEEN REPORTING
            FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS SINCE AROUND 6AM CDT
            FRIDAY AS WELL AS OCCASIONAL SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
            FORCE WINDS. THE HIGHEST GUST SO FAR IS 65MPH/41KTS AT
            934AM CDT FRIDAY. ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 15M.

0612 PM     TROPICAL STORM   1 SSE GRAND ISLE        29.26N 89.96W
07/12/2019                   JEFFERSON          LA   C-MAN STATION

            THE GRAND ISLE NOS/COOPS SITE REPORTED FREQUENT TROPICAL
            STORM FORCE GUSTS FRIDAY MORNING. IT HAS BEEN REPORTING
            OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS SINCE FRIDAY
            AFTERNOON. HIGHEST GUST SO FAR IS 50MPH/43KTS AT 612PM
            CDT FRIDAY. ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 9M.

0735 PM     TROPICAL STORM   8 S LEEVILLE            29.12N 90.20W
07/12/2019                   LAFOURCHE          LA   AWOS

            THE FAA AWOS NEAR PORT FOURCHON WAS REPORTING FREQUENT
            TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST
            REPORTED GUST WAS 62 MPH AT 735PM CDT FRIDAY BEFORE IT
            STOPPED REPORTING. ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 30M.

0300 AM     TROPICAL STORM   16 W COCODRIE           29.25N 90.92W
07/13/2019                   TERREBONNE         LA   MESONET

            AN AUTOMATED SITE NEAR CAILLOU LAKE HAS BEEN REPORTING
            SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SINCE AROUND 10PM
            CDT 7/12. HIGHEST WIND SO FAR IS 65MPH/56KTS AT 3AM CDT.
            ANEMOMETER HEIGHT 10M.

0330 AM     TROPICAL STORM   14 WSW TAMBOUR BAY BUOY 29.08N 90.87W
07/13/2019                   GMZ550             LA   MESONET

            AN AUTOMATED SITE NEAR CAILLOU BAY HAS BEEN REPORTING
            SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SINCE AROUND 3 AM
            CDT. HIGHEST WIND SO FAR IS 62MPH/54KTS AT 330 AM CDT.
            ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 3M.

0355 AM     TROPICAL STORM   2 E GALLIANO            29.43N 90.26W
07/13/2019                   LAFOURCHE          LA   AWOS

            THE FAA AWOS AT GALLIANO HAS BEEN REPORTING OCCASIONAL
            TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS SINCE AROUND 230AM CDT.
            HIGHEST GUST SO FAR IS 47MPH/41KTS AT 355AM CDT.
            ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10M.

0435 AM     TROPICAL STORM   31 E VENICE             29.30N 88.84W
07/13/2019                   GMZ555             LA   AWOS

            THE MAIN PASS 140B AWOS REPORTED FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM
            FORCE GUSTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT REPORTED A FEW HOURS OF
            SUSTAINED TROPCIAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 4A-6A CDT THIS
            MORNING. HIGHEST GUST SO FAR IS 62MPH/54KTS AT 435AM CDT
            THIS MORNING. ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 85M.

0547 AM     TROPICAL STORM   3 E HOUMA               29.57N 90.66W
07/13/2019                   TERREBONNE         LA   AWOS

            THE FAA AWOS AT HOUMA HAS BEEN REPORTING OCCASIONAL
            SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SINCE AROUND 4AM
            CDT. HIGHEST GUST SO FAR IS 59MPH/51KTS AT 547AM CDT.
            ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10M.

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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
Jul 12, 7:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Ascension, Livingston	62 hr
Jul 12, 10:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Lafourche	3 hr
Jul 12, 11:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LIX	Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist	114 min
Jul 13, 1:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	15 min
Jul 13, 1:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Plaquemines, Saint Bernard	30 min
Jul 13, 1:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Orleans, Saint Bernard	24 min
Jul 13, 1:59 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		31 min
Jul 13, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		34 min
Jul 13, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		35 min
Jul 13, 4:23 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		37 min
Jul 13, 4:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		34 min
Jul 13, 5:05 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LIX		25 min
Jul 13, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Saint Tammany	21 days
Jul 13, 10:28 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LIX		21 hr
Jul 13, 12:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LIX	Livingston	4 days
Jul 13, 3:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Jackson	29 min
Jul 13, 4:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Hancock, Harrison	43 min
Jul 13, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LIX	Harrison	32 min
Jul 13, 6:35 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LIX	Jackson	13 min
Jul 13, 2:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LIX	Harrison, Jackson	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2019 River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.