Harrison

Statement as of 9:23 am CST on December 14, 2009

Flood Warning


... Flood Warning extended until this evening...
the Flood Warning continues for
the tchoutacabouffa river near D'Iberville.
* Until this evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7:00 am Monday the stage was 9.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late this afternoon.
* Impact... at 8.0 feet... roads along the river will be impassable. A
few homes will be isolated





923 am CST Mon Dec 14 2009

... Flood Warning extended until Wednesday evening...
the Flood Warning continues for
the Biloxi river near Lyman.
* Until Wednesday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:32 am Monday the stage was 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 14.1 feet by
tomorrow early afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage
Wednesday early afternoon.
* Impact... at 14.0 feet... at 14 feet homes on lower fisherman trail
will begin to flood and lower River Road will be impassable.
Driving on Loraine Road will be hazardous due to the high water




923 am CST Mon Dec 14 2009

... Flood Warning extended until late Wednesday night...
the Flood Warning continues for
the Wolf River above Gulfport.
* Until late Wednesday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9:06 am Monday the stage was 9.1 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Wednesday evening.
* Impact... at 9.0 feet... Bells Ferry Road will be impassable with deep
water on the east bridge approach

Statement as of 4:22 PM CST on December 14, 2009

Flash Flood Watch


... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Tuesday
afternoon...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi...
including the following areas... in southeast Louisiana...
Ascension... Assumption... East Baton Rouge... East Feliciana...
Iberville... Livingston... lower Jefferson... lower Lafourche...
lower Plaquemines... lower St. Bernard... lower Terrebonne...
Orleans... Pointe Coupee... St. Charles... St. Helena... St.
James... St. John The Baptist... St. Tammany... Tangipahoa...
upper Jefferson... upper Lafourche... upper Plaquemines... upper
St. Bernard... upper Terrebonne... Washington... West Baton Rouge
and West Feliciana. In southern Mississippi... Amite...
Hancock... Harrison... Jackson... Pearl River... Pike... Walthall
and Wilkinson.

* Through Tuesday afternoon

* warm moist Gulf air will continue across the region and produce
heavy rainfall through Tuesday. A cold front moving throgh the
areas Tuesday afternoon will bring an end to the heavy rain
threat.

General rain amounts of 2 to 3 inches are likely in the watch
area with locally higher amounts of 4 to 6 inches possible
through Tuesday afternoon. With already saturated ground...
runoff has the potential to create flooding even quicker than
that which occurred Saturday.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to
flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You
should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.


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Statement as of 5:57 PM CST on December 14, 2009

Dense Fog Advisory


... Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am CST Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a dense
fog advisory... which is in effect until 9 am CST Tuesday.

Dense fog has already developed along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
and is expected to persist through the early morning hours.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be
reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving... slow down...
use your low beam headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead
of you.

Statement as of 7:18 PM CST on December 14, 2009

Special Weather Statement


... Line of strong thunderstorms moving east affecting Hancock
County... St. Tammany Parish... Jackson County... Harrison County...

At 715 PM CST... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
line of strong thunderstorms... along a line extending from 13 miles
northeast of Picayune to 8 miles west of Diamondhead to 12 miles west
of Waveland to 8 miles south of Eden Isle... moving east at 30 mph.

The line of strong thunderstorms will affect areas in and around...
Kiln... Diamondhead... Waveland... Bay St. Louis... Pass Christian...
Saucier... Long Beach... Lyman... Gulfport Airport... Gulfport... St.
Martin... Ocean Springs and Biloxi through 815 PM.

The primary threats from these storms are frequent lightning and wind
gusts to near 45 mph... which could down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe home or building
until these storms have passed.

These storms could produce rainfall amounts of one to two inches in a
short period of time... resulting in ponding of water around low lying
roadways. Remember... do not drive your vehicle into water covered
roadways. The depth may be too great to allow a safe crossing.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If outdoors... stay
away from isolated high objects such as trees. Move indoors if
possible. When indoors... stay away from windows and doors and avoid
using telephones unless it is an emergency. Try to unplug unnecessary
electrical appliances before the thunderstorm approaches.