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WGUS44 KLIX 051515
FLWLIX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1015 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...The National Weather Service in New Orleans LA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi...Louisiana...

  Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Washington and Pearl River
  Counties.

For the Lower Pearl River...including Bogalusa, Pearl River...Minor
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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 late tonight at 1215 AM CDT.

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LAC117-MSC109-060515-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0074.240608T0400Z-240612T1200Z/
/BXAL1.1.ER.240608T0400Z.240610T0000Z.240612T0600Z.NO/
1015 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY, JUNE
12...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pearl River near Bogalusa.

* WHEN...From Friday evening to Wednesday, June 12.

* IMPACTS...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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Friday evening to a crest of 19.0 feet Sunday evening.
    It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday, June 12.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3067 8976 3067 8990 3100 8979 3100 8969


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TJS