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WGUS44 KLIX 170117
FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
817 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
TCHEFUNCTE RIVER ABOVE U.S. HIGHWAY 190 NEAR COVINGTON AFFECTING
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT CAMP COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY
PARISH.
.POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 1 WILL BRING MORE HEAVY RAINFALL
WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
ALL AREA RIVERS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECASTS FOR
CHANGES TO CREST.
FOR THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER...INCLUDING FOLSOM, U.S. HIGHWAY 190 NEAR
COVINGTON...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE BOGUE FALAYA...INCLUDING CAMP COVINGTON, BOSTON ST IN
COVINGTON...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LIX. CLICK ON
THE RIVERS AND LAKES MENU FOR FORECASTS AND OBSERVATIONS.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN UPDATES ARE NEEDED.
LAC103-171930-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0070.260617T1115Z-260618T0700Z/
/CGSL1.1.ER.260617T1115Z.260617T1800Z.260618T0100Z.NO/
817 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT CAMP COVINGTON.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 45.0 FEET, WATER WILL ENCROACH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN
THE VICINITY OF THE GAGE. RESIDENCES ON THE EAST BANK NEAR THE
RIVER WILL BE THREATENED. WATER WILL COVER ENTRANCE DRIVEWAYS TO
PROPERTY ON THE EAST BANK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 39.3 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING TO A CREST OF 45.5 FEET EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 45.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 45.4
FEET ON 05/12/2021.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3052 9004 3052 9014 3061 9019 3060 9010
LAC103-171930-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0071.260617T2145Z-260618T1900Z/
/CUSL1.1.ER.260617T2145Z.260618T0600Z.260618T1320Z.NO/
817 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TCHEFUNCTE RIVER ABOVE U.S. HIGHWAY 190 NEAR COVINGTON.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, WATER WILL INVADE CAMP TCHEFUNCTE'S PARKING
LOT. VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 20.5 FEET EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.7
FEET ON 05/06/2021.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3046 9007 3041 9018 3051 9027 3056 9016
LAC103-171930-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0072.260618T0600Z-260618T1200Z/
/CVEL1.1.ER.260618T0600Z.260618T0600Z.260618T0600Z.NO/
817 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 6.0 FEET, THE RIVER WILL LEAVE ITS BANKS UNDER THE
BOSTON STREET BRIDGE AND BEGIN TO FLOOD THE BOGUE FALAYA TOWERS
PROPERTY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 6.0 FEET
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.0
FEET ON 02/04/2024.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3042 9004 3042 9016 3052 9014 3052 9004
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