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River Flood Warning 3, NWS New Orleans, LA

January 12, 2020East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 12, 2020, 8:08 PM CST for East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 18, 2020, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 155 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2020, 8:08 PM CST (02:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2020, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Jun 21, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
155 days
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Baton Rouge (BTRL1).

Action stage
30 ft
Minor stage
35 ft
Moderate stage
38 ft
Major stage
40 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 8:20 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLIXAssumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Bernard and 7 more52 hr
Jan 13, 8:27 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa3 days
Jan 13, 3:05 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXPearl River40 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020

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.