...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.2 FEET THIS MORNING.
LITTLE CHANGE TO A VERY SLOW FALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WITH THE RIVER GOING BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4.0 FEET ON
THE MORNING OF JULY 19TH. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING
BUSINESSES..CAMPS AND MARINE INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER.
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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1200 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...AS WELL AS TENSAS PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
THE WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A ST. JOSEPH LA TO RALEIGH
LINE...AND ALONG AND EAST OF A RALEIGH TO WINONA LINE. SOME CITIES IN
THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE NATCHEZ...MERIDIAN...LAUREL...HATTIESBURG...
PHILADELPHIA...AND ST. JOSEPH LA.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE WATCH
AREA. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR WERE
OCCURRING WITH SOME OF THE STORMS ACCORDING TO DOPPLER RADAR. MOST
LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW
DAYS WHICH HAS HELPED TO MOISTEN GROUND CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL RUNOFF QUICKLY AND POSSIBLY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF
CREEKS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND ROADWAYS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE
WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...CABLE TV OR
TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1211 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS OUT 100NM
FROM HIGH ISLAND TX TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 1209 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM HIGH ISLAND TO
ATCHAFALAYA BAY AND EXTENDING OFFSHORE OVER 100 NM....MOVING EAST
AT 15 KNOTS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF
35 KNOTS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
* THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE GREATEST FROM...
HIGH ISLAND TO WHITE LAKE.
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 A 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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This data is from the IWIN (Interactive Weather Information Network)
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.2 FEET THIS MORNING.
A VERY SLOW FALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH THE
RIVER GOING BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4.0 FEET ON THE MORNING OF JULY
20TH. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING BUSINESSES...CAMPS AND
MARINE INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER.
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...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.1 FEET THIS MORNING.
A VERY SLOW FALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH THE
RIVER GOING BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4.0 FEET ON THE MORNING OF JULY
18TH. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING BUSINESSES...CAMPS AND
MARINE INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
526 PM CDT THU JUL 16 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM
- FROM GULFPORT TO LAKE BORGNE
- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
* UNTIL 625 PM CDT
* AT 5:20 PM SLIDELL DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM THE PICAYUNE MS AREA TO NEAR
SLIDELL TO NEAR MANDEVILLE IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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.
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.1 FEET THIS MORNING.
A VERY SLOW FALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH THE
RIVER GOING BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4.0 FEET BY THE MORNING OF
JULY 20. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING BUSINESSES...CAMPS
AND MARINE INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
747 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
THE COASTAL WATERS OUT 20NM
FROM HIGH ISLAND TX TO CAMERON LA
* UNTIL 850 PM CDT
* AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SEA RIM STATE PARK
MOVING SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE GREATEST FROM HIGH ISLAND TO
SEA RIM STATE PARK OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES.
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 A 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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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
235 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM
- FROM MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO TERREBONNE BAY
* UNTIL 320 PM CDT
* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SLIDELL INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM MOVING SOUTHEAST OVER TERREBONE BAY. A SECOND
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GRAND ISLAND. THE STORMS ARE MOVING
SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.1 FEET THIS MORNING.
A VERY SLOW FALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH THE
RIVER GOING BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4.0 FEET DURING THE DAY ON
JULY 20. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING BUSINESSES...CAMPS
AND MARINE INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER.
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...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.1 FEET THIS MORNING. DUE
TO TIDAL INFLUENCES THE RIVER MAY FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY BELOW AND ABOVE
THE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL THE RIVER FINALLY GOES BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF
4.0 FEET ON THE EVENING OF JULY 21ST. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.1 FEET THIS MORNING. DUE
TO TIDAL INFLUENCES THE RIVER MAY FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY BELOW AND ABOVE
THE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL THE RIVER FINALLY GOES BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF
4.0 FEET BY THE MORNING OF JULY 23. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 4.1 FEET THIS MORNING. DUE
TO TIDAL INFLUENCES THE RIVER MAY FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY BELOW AND
ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MINOR FLOODING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM
- FROM BRETON SOUND TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER
* UNTIL 1205 PM CDT
* AT 11 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
OFF PLAQUEMINES PARISH INTO BRETON SOUND. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
35 KNOTS...ROUGH SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WATERSPOUTS AND BRIEF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AS THIS LINE MOVES NORTHEAST 10
KNOTS ACROSS BRETON SOUND.
MARINERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING APPROVED
FLOTATION DEVICES. STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE OR SEEK HARBOR
UNTIL THE WEATHER PASSES.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 23 1998
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 4.0 FEET THIS MORNING.
THE RIVER WILL FALL VERY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH
THE RIVER GOING BELOW THE 4 FOOT STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNMING. MINOR
FLOODING WILL CEASE AS THE RIVER GOES BELOW FLOOD STAGE.