The Flood Warning continues for the Pearl River near Bogalusa. * From Tuesday afternoon until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 8:00 PM Friday the stage was 11.6 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 18.0 feet. * Forecast... rise above flood stage by 1 PM Tuesday early afternoon and continue to rise to near 19.0 feet by early Friday morning. * 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
823 PM CDT Fri may 16 2008
The Flood Warning continues for the tchefuncte river above US Hwy 190 nr Covington. * Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:00 PM Friday the stage was 23.1 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 20.0 feet. * Forecast... the river crested at 23.2 feet at 6 PM... and will will continue to slowly fall through the night. The river should fall below flood stage late Saturday night. * Impact... at 22.0 feet... tchefuncte Camp Grounds will be under a few inches of water. The Goodbee commumunity is threatened with flooding. Water will invade Camp tchefuncte's parking lot. Vehicles must be removed to higher ground.
726 PM CDT Fri may 16 2008
The Flood Warning continues for the Bogue falaya river at Boston St in Covington. * Until Saturday afternoon... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 3:15 PM Friday the stage was 6.9 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 6.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by 7 am tomorrow morning. * Impact... at 6.0 feet... the river will leave its banks under the Boston street bridge and begin to flood the Boston towers property.
Local Storm Report
05/14/2008 0640 PM
Covington, St Tammany Parish.
Thunderstorm wind gust m57.00 mph, reported by NWS employee.
Marble size hail and a measured wind gust to 57 mph reported in the lake Ramsey area of Covington.
05/14/2008 0800 PM
Mandeville, St Tammany Parish.
Flash flood, reported by airplane pilot.
Some streets impassable due to 4 to 4.5 inches of rain which fell in about one hour.
05/14/2008 0922 PM
4 miles se of Covington, St Tammany Parish.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by NWS employee.
Trees down near Highway 190 and Interstate 12.
05/15/2008 0900 am
Slidell, St Tammany Parish.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by broadcast media.
Turtle Creek subdivision had trees blown down and basketball poles snapped.
05/15/2008 0900 am
2 miles SW of Folsom, St Tammany Parish.
Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.
EF1 tornado began 2.5 mi SW of Folsom ending about 3.5 ESE of Folsom. Path length was 6 mi. Path width was 75 yards. Damage consisted mainly of several large Pine trees snapped in half and several large Oak trees uprooted. Numerous large branches were blown down. A few structures had roof damage and at least one large metal outbuilding had heavy damage.
05/15/2008 0905 am
Slidell, St Tammany Parish.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by NWS employee.
Trees blown down around Indian Village Road in southeast Slidell
05/15/2008 0900 am
2 miles S of Folsom, St Tammany Parish.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Multiple homes and trees damaged near 1078 and Robinson south of Folsom. Possible tornado.
05/15/2008 0900 am
2 miles SW of Folsom, St Tammany Parish.
Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.
EF1 tornado began 2.5 mi SW of Folsom ending about 3.5 ESE of Folsom. Path length was 6 mi. Path width was 75 yards. Damage consisted mainly of several large Pine trees snapped in half and several large Oak trees uprooted. Numerous large branches were blown down. A few structures had roof damage and at least one large metal outbuilding had heavy damage.
