FLOOD WARNING Issue Date: 517 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 Expiration: 900 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
THE COMITE RIVER AT COMITE JOOR RD AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
THE AMITE RIVER AT DENHAM SPRINGS AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE AND
LIVINGSTON PARISHES
THE AMITE RIVER AT BAYOU MANCHAC POINT AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE
PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.
A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.
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516 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A...
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE AMITE RIVER AT BAYOU MANCHAC POINT.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 4:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING
AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER SHOULD
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...AMITE RIVER ROAD AND HORSESHOE DRIVE WILL BE
IMPASSABLE. A FEW HOMES ON HORSESHOE DRIVE WILL FLOOD. WATER WILL
BE APPROACHING KENDALWOOD ROAD AND ACCESS TO PROPERTY WILL BE
THREATENED.
$$ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 652 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009 Expiration: 700 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 Expires:200912230100;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
651 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
651 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND RIVER FORECASTS FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A SQUALL LINE WILL
LIKELY ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT...AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...RECENT
HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN VERY SATURATED SOIL ACROSS THE
AREA. THIS MAY LEAD TO A HIGHER THAN NORMAL POTENTIAL FOR
SHALLOWLY ROOTED TREES TO BE UPROOTED BY STRONG WINDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.
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