Franklinton, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 32 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Pearl River Near Bogalusa.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 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.
At 21 feet, property east of Louisiana Highway 21 along Bogalusa
Creek will begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM CST Wednesday the stage was 20.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:00 PM CST Wednesday was 20.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.0
feet Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
21.0 feet on 04/11/1938.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 32 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 PARISHES

IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

ASCENSION             ASSUMPTION            EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA        IBERVILLE             LIVINGSTON
POINTE COUPEE         ST. HELENA            ST. JAMES
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST  ST. TAMMANY           TANGIPAHOA
WASHINGTON            WEST BATON ROUGE      WEST FELICIANA

IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

AMITE                 PEARL RIVER           PIKE
WALTHALL              WILKINSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADDIS, AMITE, BATON ROUGE,
BAYOU SORREL, BOGALUSA, BRUSLY, CENTREVILLE, CLINTON, CONVENT,
COVINGTON, CROSSROADS, DARLINGTON, DENHAM SPRINGS, DEXTER,
DOLOROSA, DONALDSONVILLE, EASLEYVILLE, ENON, FELPS, FORT ADAMS,
FRANKLINTON, GILLSBURG, GLOSTER, GONZALES, GRAMERCY, GREENSBURG,
HAMMOND, JACKSON, LABADIEVILLE, LACOMBE, LAPLACE, LETTSWORTH,
LIBERTY, LIVONIA, LUTCHER, MANDEVILLE, MCCOMB, MCNEIL,
MONTPELIER, NEW ROADS, PAINCOURTVILLE, PICAYUNE, PIERRE PART,
PLAQUEMINE, PONCHATOULA, PORT ALLEN, PRAIRIEVILLE, RESERVE,
ROBERT, SALEM, SLIDELL, SMITHDALE, SPILLMAN, ST. FRANCISVILLE,
TYLERTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WALKER, WATSON, WHITE CASTLE,
AND WOODVILLE.