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River Flood Warning 169, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Aug 26, 2020, 8:57 AM CDT for Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 66 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2020, 8:57 AM CDT (13:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2020, 3:08 AM CDT
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Livingston Parish, LA
The river
Written for the forecast point Amite River at Hwy 22 near Maurepas (MAUL1). The gauge peaked at 4.79 ft at Aug 27, 2020, 5:00 PM CDT.
- Minor stage
- 4 ft
- Moderate stage
- 5 ft
- Major stage
- 7 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07380215, 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 Aug 26, 6:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 6:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
611 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
.AVIATION...
Conditions will start to deteriorate as Laura makes its way
towards landfall. Cigs will continue to be relatively low
throughout today. Showers today should be accompanied by some
stronger wind gusts and gradient wind will remain near 15 kts.
/TDB/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 90 78 86 76 / 50 80 90 40
BTR 91 80 86 78 / 90 80 90 40
ASD 91 79 89 76 / 80 80 90 40
MSY 90 82 89 79 / 90 80 90 40
GPT 89 80 87 78 / 70 70 70 40
PQL 91 79 89 76 / 70 60 60 40
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...Tropical Storm Warning for LAZ034-046-047-056-059-065>069.
Storm Surge Warning for LAZ056-059-065>069.
Flash Flood Watch through Thursday evening for LAZ034>037-
046>050-056>059-065>067-071-072.
Storm Surge Watch for LAZ040-058-062>064-069-070-072.
GM...Tropical Storm Warning for GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575.
Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM CDT Thursday for GMZ530-532-534-
536-538-557-577.
MS...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday evening for MSZ068>070.
Storm Surge Watch for MSZ080-081.
Coastal Flood Advisory until 7 PM CDT Thursday for MSZ082.
GM...Tropical Storm Warning for GMZ552-555-570-572-575.
Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM CDT Thursday for GMZ532-534-536-
538-557-577.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 7:22 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LIX | Saint Bernard, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 65 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 43 min | |
| Aug 25, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Charles, Saint James | 73 min |
| Aug 26, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 31 min | |
| Aug 26, 2:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 28 min | |
| Aug 26, 4:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more | 36 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Terrebonne | 87 min |
| Aug 26, 11:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Saint Helena | 19 min |
| Aug 26, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Terrebonne | 90 min |
| Aug 26, 11:41 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LIX | Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Terrebonne | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Assumption | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Lafourche | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Ascension, Iberville, Saint James, West Baton Rouge | 66 min |
| Aug 26, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville | 25 min |
| Aug 26, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville | 21 min |
| Aug 26, 1:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge | 20 min |
| Aug 26, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Iberville, Pointe Coupee | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Saint James | 26 min |
| Aug 26, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist and 1 more | 59 min |
| Aug 26, 2:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge | 26 min |
| Aug 26, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 18 min |
| Aug 26, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Saint Charles | 25 min |
| Aug 26, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Charles | 26 min |
| Aug 26, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Charles | 25 min |
| Aug 26, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Livingston | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston | 34 min |
| Aug 26, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | LIX | Saint Bernard, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 13 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LIX | 26 min | |
| Aug 26, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 34 min |
| Aug 26, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena | 26 min |
| Aug 26, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 26 min |
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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.