000 WGUS84 KLIX 100113 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 713 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI... THE PEARL RIVER NEAR PEARL RIVER AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN LOUISIANA AND HANCOCK AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY AND WASHINGTON PARISHES IN LOUISIANA AND HANCOCK AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI 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. && LAC103-117-MSC045-109-110713- /O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BXAL1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120211T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 713 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN BEGIN FALLING. * 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. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...WOODLANDS AND CROP ACREAGE ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...WOODLANDS ALONG THE RIVER AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY WILL BE FLOODED. $$ LAC103-MSC045-109-110713- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0016.120211T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /PERL1.1.ER.120211T1200Z.120213T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 713 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEARL RIVER NEAR PEARL RIVER. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 13TH. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...SECONDARY ROADS TO THE RIVER AND THROUGHOUT HONEY ISLAND SWAMP ARE INUNDATED. PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE GAGE IS FLOODED THREATENING ABOUT 20 HOMES ALONG THE LEFT BANK. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE EAST AND WEST CHANNELS OF THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO MERGE. HONEY ISLAND SWAMP TRAILS WILL BE UNDER WATER AS INUNDATION OF THE SWAMP BEGINS. $$