Denham Springs, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 348 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 PARISHES

IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

ASCENSION             ASSUMPTION            EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA        IBERVILLE             JEFFERSON
LAFOURCHE             LIVINGSTON            ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES           ST. BERNARD           ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA            ST. JAMES             ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. TAMMANY           TANGIPAHOA            TERREBONNE
WASHINGTON            WEST BATON ROUGE

IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

HANCOCK               HARRISON              JACKSON
PEARL RIVER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADDIS, AMITE, BATON ROUGE,
BAY ST. LOUIS, BAYOU CANE, BAYOU SORREL, BELLE CHASSE, BOGALUSA,
BRUSLY, BURAS, CHALMETTE, CLINTON, CONVENT, COVINGTON,
CROSSROADS, CUT OFF, DARLINGTON, DENHAM SPRINGS, DESTREHAN,
DIAMONDHEAD, DONALDSONVILLE, EASLEYVILLE, EAST NEW ORLEANS, ENON,
FELPS, FRANKLINTON, GALLIANO, GAUTIER, GONZALES, GRAMERCY,
GREENSBURG, GULFPORT, HAMMOND, HOUMA, JACKSON, KENNER,
LABADIEVILLE, LACOMBE, LAPLACE, LAROSE, LUTCHER, MANDEVILLE,
MCNEIL, METAIRIE, MONTPELIER, MOSS POINT, NEW ORLEANS, NORCO,
OCEAN SPRINGS, PAINCOURTVILLE, PASCAGOULA, PICAYUNE, PIERRE PART,
PLAQUEMINE, POINTE A LA HACHE, PONCHATOULA, PORT ALLEN,
PORT SULPHUR, PRAIRIEVILLE, RACELAND, RESERVE, ROBERT, SLIDELL,
ST. MARTIN, THIBODAUX, VIOLET, WALKER, WATSON, WAVELAND,
AND WHITE CASTLE.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tickfaw River near Holden.

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Wooded areas in the vicinity of the Highway
190 bridge will be inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Saturday afternoon to a crest of 16.0 feet early Sunday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.0
feet on 03/14/1956.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Amite River at Denham Springs.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning to Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Flooding will begin in the westernmost
parts of Denham Springs. River Road at the foot of Benton Lane will
flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 28.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage tomorrow morning
to 30.5 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall Friday
evening. It will rise to 30.2 feet Saturday evening. It will then
fall below flood stage early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 30.5
feet on 05/10/1975.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana, including the following
parishes, Assumption, Central Jefferson, Central Plaquemines,
Central St. Charles, Central Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana, Eastern Ascension, Eastern Orleans, Iberville, Lower St.
Charles, Lower Tangipahoa, Northern Livingston, Northern St.
Tammany, Northern Tangipahoa, Pointe Coupee, Southeast St. Tammany,
Southern Livingston, Southwestern St. Tammany, St. Helena, St.
James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Jefferson, Upper Lafourche,
Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper St. Charles, Upper
Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, Western
Ascension and Western Orleans and southern Mississippi, including
the following areas, Amite, Northern Hancock, Northern Harrison,
Northern Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Southern Hancock, Southern
Harrison, Southern Jackson, Walthall and Wilkinson.

* WHEN...Through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive
street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A very moist airmass will be in place across the area for the
next several days. Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms
with locally heavy rainfall are expected through Thursday night.
A large area with rainfall amounts of 4 to 7 inches is expected
in the watch area through Thursday night with isolated totals
considerably higher.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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