Louisiana - All Warnings
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1045 AM CDT SUN APR 26 1998
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...BATON ROUGE AND DONALDSONVILLE.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 47.7 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE BY APRIL 28TH AND CREST AT 54.0 FEET ON MAY 7TH. MINOR
FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED LOWLAND USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE 40
FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 31.2 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 35 FEET AFTER MAY 1ST AND WILL CREST
AT 37.0 FEET ON MAY 7TH. RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE INDUSTRY ALONG
THE RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 22.1 FEET. THE
RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 27 FEET AFTER MAY 1ST AND
WILL CREST AT 28.0 FEET ON MAY 8TH. MARINE INTERESTS AND
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
...THE FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 17.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS
FORECAST TO CREST AT 21.0 FEET ON MAY 8TH...BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 22 FEET.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.3 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 17 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE AND WILL CREST AT 16.0 FEET ON
MAY 9TH.
EVEN THOUGH THESE CRESTS ARE FORECAST BELOW FLOOD STAGE...MARINE
AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED THE
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
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This data is from the IWIN (Interactive Weather Information Network)
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.3 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.0 FEET
ON MAY 8TH. FLOODING WILL BE INCREASING AND WILL SIGNIFIANTLY
AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER AS IT NEARS CREST. MARINE
TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...BATON ROUGE AND DONALDSONVILLE.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 48.4 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE AND CREST
AT 54.0 FEET ON MAY 7TH. MINOR FLOODING OF UNPROTEDED LOWLAND
USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE 40
FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 31.8 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
RISE AND CREST AT 37 FEET ON MAY 7TH. RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE
INDUSTRY ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 22.6 FEET. THE
RIVER WILL RISE AND CREST AT 28.0 FEET ON MAY 8TH.
MARINE INTERESTS AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THE HIGH WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
...THE FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 17.4 FEET. THE RIVER IS
FORECAST TO CREST AT 21.5 FEET ON MAY 8TH...BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 22 FEET.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.4 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 17 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE AND WILL CREST AT 16.0 FEET ON
MAY 9TH.
EVEN THOUGH THESE CRESTS ARE FORECAST BELOW FLOOD STAGE...MARINE
AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED THE
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1124 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A...
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
- EXTREME SOUTHERN JEFFERSON PARISH SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
- EXTREME SOUTHERN LAFOURCHE PARISH SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
* UNTIL 1155 AM CDT
* AT 1121 AM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
21 MILES SOUTH OF GOLDEN MEADOW OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORT
FOURCHON MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE...
PORT FOURCHON AT 1133 AM CDT
GRAND ISLE BY 1150 AM CDT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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FLOOD WARNING...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
845 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
...A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER SOUTH
TO LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...
EXCESSIVE RAIN FELL OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA IN SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA
PARISH EARLY THIS MORNING CAUSING RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND
SMALL STREAMS. HAMMOND REPORTED 5.6 INCHES OF RAIN AND HIDDEN
OAKS CAMPGROUND HAD 4.95 INCHES IN LESS THAN 6 HOURS.
THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT WAS 8.7 FEET AT THIS MORNING. FLOOD
STAGE IS 15 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 16.5 FEET BY
EARLY TONIGHT. MINDOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR NEAR THE BEACH AREA OF HIDDEN
OAKS CAMPGROUND.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
845 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM
- FROM PASCAGOULA TO BRETON SOUND
- IN COASTAL WATERS 20-50 NM OUT
- FROM PASCAGOULA TO BRETON SOUND
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
AT 843 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM PASCAGOULA...ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND TO THE
UPPER PORTION OF BRETON SOUND. THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST-
SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.
THE CHANDELEUR...CHANDELEUR SOUND AND BRETON SOUND OIL LEASE AREAS
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 10 AM CDT.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS EXCEEDING GALE FORCE...
ROUGH SEAS... HEAVY RAINFALL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
709 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS
MORNING FOR THE METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AREA INCLUDING
METAIRIE...THE WEST BANK AND CHALMETTE...
AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT THIS
MORNING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST FROM GULFPORT TO PASCAGOULA...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING ABOUT AN HOUR'S WORTH
OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST AND
EXTENDING ACROSS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH MINOR
STREET FLOODING ANTICIPATED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL AVE WATER COLLECT RATHER
QUICKLY THROUGH 8 AM...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY BECOMING
IMPASSIBLE FOR A BRIEF TIME UNTIL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS CAN ACCOMODATE THE
HEAVY RAINFALL.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE DRIVE TO WORK OR SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. AVOID
DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. STAY TUNED TO
LOCAL RADIO...TV AND CABLE TV...AS WELL AS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST STATEMENTS ABOUT THIS HEAVY RAIN EPISODE.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
402 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WALTHALL COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 355 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EXITING WALTHALL COUNTY AND MOVING INTO MARION COUNTY. NO SEVERE
WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN WALTHALL COUNTY...AND THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
321 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
FROM CAMERON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
* UNTIL 530 AM CDT
* AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PECAN ISLAND TO 75
MILES SOUTH OF CAMERON... MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS. THESE STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KTS...HAIL...
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
* THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE GREATEST FROM...
CAMERON TO LOWER ATCHFALAYA RIVER BETWEEN 40 AND 75 MILES
OFFSHORE.
THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS TO BOATER SAFETY FROM
BOTH GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. YOUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION
DURING THUNDERSTORMS IS TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR...BUT IF YOU ARE
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...STAY BELOW DECK...IF POSSIBLE...AND
AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
206 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR VERMILION PARISH HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 205 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR NO LONGER
INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER NORTHERN VERMILION PARISH.
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM OPELOUSAS TO CROWLEY TO
GRAND CHENIER AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 25 MPH. EXPECT
PEA SIZE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN AS THE LINE MOVES
THROUGH LAFAYETTE PARISH AND THE REMAINDER OF VERMILION PARISH.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1238 AM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CONCORDIA AND SOUTHERN CATAHOULA
PARISHES HAS EXPIRED. THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE PARISHES AND
NO LONGER APPEARS TO CONTAIN A TORNADO.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.6 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.0 FEET
ON MAY 8TH. FLOODING WILL BE INCREASING AND WILL SIGNIFIANTLY
AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER AS IT NEARS CREST. MARINE
TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
403 AM CDT WED APR 29 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
IN LOUISIANA
...ST TAMMANY PARISH... ST MARY PARISH... LOWER ST MARTIN PARISH
...ASSUMPTION PARISH... ST JAMES PARISH... ST JOHN PARISH
...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH... ST CHARLES PARISH
...UPPER JEFFERSON PARISH... ORLEANS PARISH
...UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH... UPPER ST BERNARD PARISH
...UPPER TERREBONNE PARISH... LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH
...LOWER LAFOURCHE PARISH... LOWER JEFFERSON PARISH
...LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH... LOWER ST BERNARD PARISH
IN MISSISSIPPI
...PEARL RIVER COUNTY... HANCOCK COUNTY... HARRISON COUNTY
...JACKSON COUNTY
THE WATCH AREA COVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PICAYUNE MISSISSIPPI TO MORGAN CITY
LOUISIANA.
THE WATCH AREA INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CITIES...
NEW ORLEANS...SLIDELL...PICAYUNE...GULFPORT...BILOXI...
AND PASCAGOULA.
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IN COMBINATION WITH
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS TO REFORM OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING.
RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA AMOUNTED TO 3 TO 4 INCHES ON
TUESDAY. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1139 PM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 50 NM
- FROM BRETON SOUND TO ATCHAFALAYA BAY
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* AT 1130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN SLIDELL
INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND EXTENDING 50 TO 100 MILES OFFSHORE IN THE
GULF. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS. EAST AND
SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH AT
LEAST 230 AM.
VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
914 PM CDT TUE APR 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON TO THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 910 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM CAMERON TO THE LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER EXTENDING TO BEYOND 100 NM OFFSHORE. THESE
STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...
HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
LIMITING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.
IF A THUNDERSTORM CATCHES YOU WHILE AFLOAT...REMEMBER THAT
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING POSE A THREAT TO SAFETY. PUT ON
YOU PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE...STAY BELOW DECK AND PREPARE FOR
ROUGH SEAS.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.6 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.0 FEET
ON MAY 9TH. FLOODING WILL BE INCREASING AND WILL SIGNIFIANTLY
AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER AS IT NEARS CREST. MARINE
TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1215 PM CDT WED APR 29 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
IN LOUISIANA
...ST TAMMANY PARISH... ST MARY PARISH... LOWER ST MARTIN PARISH
...ASSUMPTION PARISH... ST JAMES PARISH... ST JOHN PARISH
...UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH... ST CHARLES PARISH
...UPPER JEFFERSON PARISH... ORLEANS PARISH
...UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH... UPPER ST BERNARD PARISH
...UPPER TERREBONNE PARISH... LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH
...LOWER LAFOURCHE PARISH... LOWER JEFFERSON PARISH
...LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH... LOWER ST BERNARD PARISH
IN MISSISSIPPI
...PEARL RIVER COUNTY... HANCOCK COUNTY... HARRISON COUNTY
...JACKSON COUNTY
THE WATCH AREA COVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PICAYUNE MISSISSIPPI TO MORGAN CITY
LOUISIANA.
THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CITIES...NEW ORLEANS
...SLIDELL...PICAYUNE...GULFPORT...BILOXI...AND PASCAGOULA.
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS A SLOW MOVING
COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA BRINGING A DRIER MORE STABLE
AIRMASS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY WITH THE TIME OF CREST MOVED BACK...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.5 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.0 FEET
ON MAY 10TH. FLOODING WILL BE INCREASING AND WILL SIGNIFIANTLY
AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER AS IT NEARS CREST. MARINE
TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
AS LONG AS THE RIVER IS ABOVE 5 FEET THE GAPS IN THE FLOOD WALL
MUST REMAIN CLOSED TO PROTECT HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE LOWER
PARTS OF THE CITY.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED
RIVER LANDING...BATON ROUGE AND DONALDSONVILLE WITH THE CRESTS TIMES
PUSHED BACK...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS AT 49.8 FEET THIS
MORNING WHERE FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST
OF 54.0 FEET BEFORE NOON ON THE 10TH. MINOR FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED
LOWLANDS USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE 40
FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE RIVER WAS AT 32.9 FEET WHERE THE FLOOD
STAGE IS 35 FEET. THE RIVER WILL REACH FLOOD HERE ABOUT 5PM ON THE 5TH
AND RISE TO A CREST OF 37.0 FEET BEFORE NOON ON THE 10TH. RIVER TRAFFIC
AND MARINE INDUSTRIES ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 23.6 FEET WHERE FLOOD
STAGE IS 27 FEET. THE RIVER WILL REACH FLOOD ON THE EVENING OF THE 8TH
AND RISE TO A CREST OF 28.0 FEET BEFORE NOON ON THE 11TH. MARINE
INTERESTS AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THE HIGH WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS. THE RIVER WENT OUT OF ITS BANKS HERE
AT 23 FEET.
...THE FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 18.1 FEET. FLOOD STAGE HERE IS
22 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 21.5 FEET JUST HALF A FOOT
BELOW FLOOD BEFORE NOON ON THE 11TH. THE MISSISSIPPI WENT OUT OF ITS
BANKS HERE AT 15 FEET.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 13.0 FEET THIS MORNING WHERE
FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST OF 16.0 FEET ON
THE 11TH BEFORE NOON.
.
EVEN THOUGH THESE CREST ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...MARINE
AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.6 FEET THIS MORNING WHERE
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE ATCHAFALAYA IS EXPECTED TO RISE SLOWLY BUT
STEADILY AND CREST AT 7.0 FEET ABOUT 7AM ON THE 10TH. FLOODING WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE AND WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ON
THE RIVER AS IT NEAR CREST. MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS. AS LONG AS THE RIVER IS ABOVE 5 FEET THE
GAPS IN THE FLOOD WALL MUST REMAIN CLOSED TO PROTECT HOMES AND
BUSINESSES IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE CITY.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
410 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 1998
THIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT IS FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES:
IN LOUISIANA
...CADDO PARISH...BOSSIER PARISH...WEBSTER PARISH...DESOTO
PARISH...AND RED RIVER PARISH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 271 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR
CADDO...BOSSIER...WEBSTER...DESOTO...AND RED RIVER PARISHES OF
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA.
RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OUT OF THE WATCH
AREA.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
320 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 1998
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR YAZOO AND MADISON
COUNTY...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR MADISON PARISH IN
LOUISIANA...
AN INTENSIFYING STORM...LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF VAUGHAN...WAS
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS MADISON COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALSO
CONTINUED IN EAST PARTS OF YAZOO COUNTY.
THE STORMS IN MADISON PARISH IN LOUISIANA WERE DECREASING IN
INTENSITY AND THE WARNING WAS CANCELLED. THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RICHLAND PARISH HAS EXPIRED.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING... PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
305 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 1998
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WEBSTER PARISH
CANCELLED...
AT 300 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED A
WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WEBSTER PARISH HAD WEAKENED AND WAS MOVING OUT
OF THE PARISH. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED AND THE
WARNING IS CANCELLED.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY BUT THE CREST HEIGHT HAS BEEN REDUCED HALF A FOOT AND
THE TIME HAS BEEN MOVED BACK A DAY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.6 FEET THIS MORNING WHERE
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE ATCHAFALAYA IS EXPECTED TO RISE SLOWLY BUT
STEADILY AND NOW CREST AT 6.5 FEET ABOUT 7AM ON THE 11TH. FLOODING WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE AND WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ON
THE RIVER AS IT NEAR CREST. MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS. AS LONG AS THE RIVER IS ABOVE 5 FEET THE
GAPS IN THE FLOOD WALL MUST REMAIN CLOSED TO PROTECT HOMES AND
BUSINESSES IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE CITY.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED
RIVER LANDING AND BATON ROUGE...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS AT 50.9 FEET THIS
MORNING WHERE FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER IS NOW EXPECTED TO
RISE TO A CREST OF 53.0 FEET ON THE 11TH BEFORE NOON. FLOODING OF
UNPROTECTED LOWLANDS USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE 40
FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
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AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE RIVER WAS AT 33.8 FEET WHERE THE FLOOD
STAGE IS 35 FEET. THE RIVER WILL REACH FLOOD HERE ON THE MORNING OF THE
9TH BEFORE NOON. A CREST OF 35.5 FEET IS ANTICIPATED ON THE 11TH ALSO
BEFORE NOON. RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE AND MARINE INDUSTRIES ALONG THE
RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 24.3 FEET WHERE FLOOD
STAGE IS 27 FEET. THE RIVER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD HERE
BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST AT 26.0 FEET BEFORE NOON ON THE
12TH. MARINE INTERESTS AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER HOWEVER
WILL STILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS. THE RIVER
WENT OUT OF ITS BANKS HERE AT 23 FEET.
AT RESERVE THE MISSISSIPPI WAS AT 18.7 FEET AT 7AM WHERE FLOOD STAGE IS
22 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 20.5 FEET A FOOT AND A HALF
BELOW FLOOD BEFORE NOON ON THE 12TH. THE MISSISSIPPI WENT OUT OF ITS
BANKS HERE AT 15 FEET.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 13.5 FEET WHERE FLOOD
STAGE IS 17 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 14.5
FEET ON THE 12TH BEFORE NOON.
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AT RESERVE AND NEW ORLEANS EVEN THOUGH THE CREST WILL BE BELOW FLOOD
STAGE MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED