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River Flood Warning 49, NWS New Orleans, LA

February 9, 2023Washington Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this river flood warning at Feb 9, 2023, 7:21 AM CST for Washington Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 10, 2023, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2023, 7:21 AM CST (13:21 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 10, 2023, 7:51 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Washington Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton (FRNL1). The gauge peaked at 11.18 ft at Feb 10, 2023, 3:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02491500, 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 Feb 9, 6:34 AM CST, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 6:34 AM CST, 47 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 9, 2:49 AM CST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 9, 2:52 AM CST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 9, 3:29 AM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
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        Please try again in a few minutes.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 7:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana60 min
Feb 8, 7:18 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa42 min
Feb 8, 7:43 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX62 min
Feb 8, 7:44 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX46 min
Feb 8, 8:03 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany6 days
Feb 8, 8:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXWest Feliciana40 min
Feb 8, 9:14 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Feb 8, 9:29 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington5 hr
Feb 8, 9:47 PM CSTFlood WatchLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany and 2 more5 hr
Feb 8, 9:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Charles50 min
Feb 8, 10:23 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington5 hr
Feb 8, 10:30 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist, Terrebonne4 hr
Feb 8, 10:45 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles29 min
Feb 8, 10:52 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXLafourche, Orleans, Saint Charles23 min
Feb 8, 11:09 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington4 hr
Feb 8, 11:11 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Feb 8, 11:14 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles4 hr
Feb 8, 11:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany42 min
Feb 8, 11:37 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX113 min
Feb 8, 11:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXOrleans40 min
Feb 9, 12:40 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX95 min
Feb 9, 12:45 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX90 min
Feb 9, 12:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa4 days
Feb 9, 1:01 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXSaint Tammany21 hr
Feb 9, 2:38 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX2 hr
Feb 8, 6:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWalthall46 min
Feb 8, 6:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXAmite37 min
Feb 8, 6:40 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXPike, Walthall50 min
Feb 8, 6:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXWilkinson34 min
Feb 8, 8:01 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXPearl River59 hr
Feb 8, 8:39 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXAmite, Pike, Walthall3 hr
Feb 8, 11:43 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXPike, Walthall3 hr
Feb 8, 11:58 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXHancock, Harrison32 min
Feb 9, 1:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXPike, Walthall41 hr
Feb 9, 1:49 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXPearl River40 hr

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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.