Effective: 7:43 PM on 01/22/2023
Expires: 9:00 PM on 01/31/2023
Alert:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Mississippi...
Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Washington, Hancock, Pearl
River and St. Tammany Counties.
Pearl River Near Pearl River affecting Hancock, Pearl River and
St. Tammany Counties.
For the Lower Pearl River...including Bogalusa, Pearl River...Minor
flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY, JANUARY
31...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pearl River Near Bogalusa.
* WHEN...From this evening to Tuesday, January 31.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CST Sunday the stage was 18.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM CST Sunday was 18.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0
feet early Thursday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Tuesday, January 31.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.1 feet on 02/26/1946.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Instructions: Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
Target Area: St. Tammany; Washington
Forecast Office: NWS New Orleans (Southeastern Louisiana)