Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS 1139 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ARKANSAS...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA... MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ARKANSAS CITY AFFECTING CHICOT...DESHA... BOLIVAR AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT VICKSBURG AFFECTING MADISON...TENSAS... CLAIBORNE...JEFFERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES/PARISHES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ AFFECTING CONCORDIA...ADAMS AND WILKINSON COUNTIES/PARISHES MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR GREENVILLE AFFECTING CHICOT...EAST CARROLL...ISSAQUENA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS! THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN! THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED, COMBINED WITH RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS) HTTP://AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=JAN THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED UPDATE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM. && LAC029-MSC001-157-102238- /O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0073.090511T0900Z-000000T0000Z/ /NTZM6.2.ER.090511T0900Z.090521T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1139 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ * FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 46.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 51 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING MAY 21ST. * IMPACT AT 51 FEET...WATER IS COVERING THE ROADS IN OLD DOWNTOWN AREA OF FORT ADAMS. ROAD TO JACKSONPOINT IS FLOODED. * IMPACT AT 48 FEET...CARTHAGE POINT ROAD BECOMES IMPASSABLE. * IMPACT AT 47 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER THE FORMER BELWOOD GOLF COURSE AND CARTHAGE POINT ROAD AREA SOUTH OF NATCHEZ. && FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM CREST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE CREST DAY TIME LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATCHEZ 48 46.5 SAT 11 AM 47.2 48.1 49.0 51.0 5/21 07 AM $$
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS 1139 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ARKANSAS...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA... MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ARKANSAS CITY AFFECTING CHICOT...DESHA... BOLIVAR AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT VICKSBURG AFFECTING MADISON...TENSAS... CLAIBORNE...JEFFERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES/PARISHES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ AFFECTING CONCORDIA...ADAMS AND WILKINSON COUNTIES/PARISHES MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR GREENVILLE AFFECTING CHICOT...EAST CARROLL...ISSAQUENA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS! THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN! THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED, COMBINED WITH RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS) HTTP://AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=JAN THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED UPDATE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM. && LAC065-107-MSC021-063-149-102238- /O.EXT.KJAN.FL.W.0075.090513T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /VCKM6.1.ER.090513T0600Z.090520T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1139 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT VICKSBURG * FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 40 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 44 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY 20TH. * IMPACT AT 42 FEET...BUNGE GRAIN FACILITY NEAR ST. JOSEPH LOUISIANA CEASES LOADING OPERATIONS . * IMPACT AT 40 FEET...SEVERAL ROADS IN THE LONG LAKE AND CHICKASAW BAYOU COMMUNITIES ARE INUNDATED. && FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM CREST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE CREST DAY TIME LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VICKSBURG 43 40.0 SAT 11 AM 40.8 41.7 42.5 44.0 5/20 07 AM $$
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1119 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BATON ROUGE AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE AND WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE...POINTE COUPEE AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES 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. && LAC033-077-125-101019- /O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /RRLL1.1.ET.090509T1800Z.090522T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1119 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 48.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS JUST RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITHIN THE LAST HOUR AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO AROUND 51.3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 51.0 FEET...ALL RIVER ISLANDS ALONG THE REACH FROM RED RIVER LANDING TO BATON ROUGE WILL BE INUNDATED. RECREATIONAL CAMPS AND RIVER BOTTOM FARM LAND WILL BE UNDER WATER. $$
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1119 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BATON ROUGE AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE AND WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE...POINTE COUPEE AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DON`T DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && LAC033-121-101018- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0045.090516T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BTRL1.1.ER.090516T0000Z.090523T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1119 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BATON ROUGE. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY NEXT FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 36.0 FEET...RIVER TRAFFIC AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEES WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED. NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY REGULATIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. $$
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1040 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA.. THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY AFFECTING ST. MARY 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. && LAC101-100940- /O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCGL1.1.ET.090407T2200Z.090519T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1040 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO AROUND 6.0 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...THE CITY DOCK WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER WILL COVER THE LOWER END OF BELLEVIEW FRONT STREET IN BERWICK. VESSEL TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONGER RIVER CURRENT AND VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BY THE U. S. COAST GUARD. $$
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 926 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...TEXAS.. SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE LAC011-019-TXC351-361-100426- /O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /DWYT2.1.ER.090507T2252Z.090511T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 926 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.5 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR. LOW-LYING ROADS IN SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH...INCLUDING ROBERT CLARK ROAD WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM. $$
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 923 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA.. CALCASIEU RIVER AT OLD TOWN BAY LAC019-100423- /O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-090510T2100Z/ /OTBL1.1.WT.000000T0000Z.090509T1800Z.090509T2100Z.NO/ 923 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CALCASIEU RIVER AT OLD TOWN BAY. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 4.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 4.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF GOOS FERRY ROAD WILL OCCUR. $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1146 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 LAZ017>022-TXZ152-153-165>167-101200- SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-NACOGDOCHES- SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1146 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AS A SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT ENTERS A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY PUSH SOUTHWARD. SOME STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE MAIN THREATS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH YET ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. $$ 12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1146 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-OKZ077-TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126-136>138-149>151-101200- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN- UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-MCCURTAIN- BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH- GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA- 1146 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG AND NORTH OF I 20...WHERE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIES. THE THREAT WILL SHIFT TO JUST SOUTH OF I 20 AS THE FRONT SLOWLY DIPS SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING. STRONG INSTABILITY FROM DAYTIME HEATING WILL AID IN THUNDERSTORM INITIATION THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE AS THE LOW LEVEL JET KICKS IN TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THE SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A POSSIBILITY... CONSIDERING THE RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE MONTH. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH YET ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1102 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077- 080>082-101215- 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- 1102 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS ONGOING ALONG THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT RED RIVER LANDING THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH AND BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THOSE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. RIVER FLOODING... MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING DURING THE PERIOD...AND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT BATON ROUGE ON THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS. MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY DURING THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 520 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 LAZ024-026-MSZ059>066-072>074-101030- CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 520 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A COLD FRON GRADUALLY BEGINS TO ENTER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION FROM THE NORTH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE AREA WITH A FEW APPROACHING SEVERE LIMITS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IF PRECIPITATION LINGERS INTO EARLY MONDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS...ALTHOUGH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 50/22