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River Flood Warning 169, NWS New Orleans, LA

August 26, 2020Livingston Parish, Louisiana

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.

minormoderate2345608/2608/2708/2808/2908/30
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 7:22 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLIXSaint Bernard, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist65 hr
Aug 25, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX43 min
Aug 25, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles, Saint James73 min
Aug 26, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX31 min
Aug 26, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX28 min
Aug 26, 4:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more36 hr
Aug 26, 9:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTerrebonne87 min
Aug 26, 11:24 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Livingston, Saint Helena19 min
Aug 26, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXTerrebonne90 min
Aug 26, 11:41 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 6 more28 hr
Aug 26, 11:52 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge23 min
Aug 26, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXAssumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne31 min
Aug 26, 12:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne28 min
Aug 26, 12:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXJefferson32 min
Aug 26, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAssumption31 min
Aug 26, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLafourche37 min
Aug 26, 1:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAscension, Iberville, Saint James, West Baton Rouge66 min
Aug 26, 1:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, Iberville25 min
Aug 26, 1:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James23 min
Aug 26, 1:54 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville21 min
Aug 26, 1:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge20 min
Aug 26, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge31 min
Aug 26, 2:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge29 min
Aug 26, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXIberville, Pointe Coupee30 min
Aug 26, 2:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge28 min
Aug 26, 2:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Saint James26 min
Aug 26, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist and 1 more59 min
Aug 26, 2:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge26 min
Aug 26, 2:51 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston24 min
Aug 26, 3:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Livingston18 min
Aug 26, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles25 min
Aug 26, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles26 min
Aug 26, 3:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles25 min
Aug 26, 3:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge37 min
Aug 26, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston27 min
Aug 26, 3:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLIXSaint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa32 min
Aug 26, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLivingston30 min
Aug 26, 4:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLivingston34 min
Aug 26, 4:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana32 min
Aug 26, 4:14 PM CDTCoastal Flood WarningLIXSaint Bernard, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist13 hr
Aug 26, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLIX26 min
Aug 26, 4:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Livingston23 min
Aug 26, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa34 min
Aug 26, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena36 min
Aug 26, 5:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena28 min
Aug 26, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana35 min
Aug 26, 5:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena26 min
Aug 26, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana27 min
Aug 26, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena26 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.