…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Mississippi…Louisiana…
Pearl River Near Pearl River affecting St. Tammany, Hancock and
Pearl River Counties.
Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Pearl River and Washington
Counties.
For the Lower Pearl River…including Bogalusa, Pearl River…Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Pearl River near Bogalusa.
* WHEN…From Friday afternoon to Saturday, March 15.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 6:00 PM CST Thursday the stage was 15.6 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to a crest of
20.0 feet early Sunday afternoon. It is then forecast to fall
below flood stage Saturday, March 15.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood