WGUS44 KLIX 100155

FLWLIX



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service New Orleans LA

855 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in Louisiana...



  Tangipahoa River Near Robert affecting Tangipahoa Parish.



For the Tangipahoa River...including Osyka, Kentwood, Tangipahoa. 

River near Tickfaw, Amite, Robert...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 Saturday afternoon at 100 PM CDT.



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855 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...



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

  forecast.



* WHERE...Tangipahoa River near Robert.



* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Evacuation of trailers at Hidden Oaks must 

  be completed. Water covers the entrance to camp grounds. Secondary 

  roads and unimproved roads north of Robert will flood as 

  Chappepeela Creek backs up. Low places on Highway 22 south of 

  Robert will be under water.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.8 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.0

    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage

    Tuesday evening.

  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3036 9025 3030 9030 3069 9050 3069 9043





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