HURRICANE ISAAC Discussion Thread #16

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
854 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...

THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 24 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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854 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 30TH AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.5 FEET
BY EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER FIRST BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING NEAR THE RIVER WITH BEACH
AREAS UNDER WATER.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING NEAR THE RIVER.

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