FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 918 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO RISE TO UNTIL CRESTING AT
AROUND 18.5 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.5 FEET...WOODLANDS AND CROP ACREAGE ALONG THE RIVER
WILL BE FLOODED. THE BOGUE CHITTO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA WILL BE
INUNDATED WITH WATER IN RECREATIONAL CAMPS AND OVER ACCESS ROADS.
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 401 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...
IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...ST.
CHARLES...ST. HELENA...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST.
TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...
UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE...
WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...AMITE...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL
RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL AND WILKINSON.
* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES POSSIBLE. COLD AND SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS WILL LEAD
TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR
VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$
24/RR
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