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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - New Orleans/Baton Rouge

    FLOOD WARNING  

St. Tammany County, LA


Flood Warning issued June 24 at 7:39PM CDT until July 3 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 03


Areas Affected: St. Tammany, LA; Hancock, MS; Pearl River, MS

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 7:39pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:39pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 1:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 7:39pm CDT

Event Ends: Friday 7:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS New Orleans LA


Details:
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 03...

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Mississippi...

Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Pearl River County and
Washington Parish.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Mississippi...

Pearl River Near Pearl River affecting St. Tammany Parish and
Hancock and Pearl River Counties.

For the Lower Pearl River...including Bogalusa, Pearl River...Minor
flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pearl River near Pearl River.

* WHEN...Until Friday, July 03.

* IMPACTS...At 15.5 feet, Secondary roads to the river and throughout
Honey Island Swamp are inundated. Property in the vicinity of the
gage is flooded threatening about 20 homes along the left bank. The
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge will be closed to hunting at
the 15.5 foot stage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 15.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Friday, July 03 and continue falling to 13.6 feet Saturday, July
04.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.2
feet on 04/05/1945.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix.  Click on
the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.

The next statement will be issued when updates are needed.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d6de3de3b26581a86372784c79d08c281a960d9.002.1
Codes: LAC103, MSC045, MSC109
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d6de3de3b26581a86372784c79d08c281a960d9.002.1