…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana…Mississippi…
Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Pearl River and Washington
Counties.
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana…Mississippi…
Pearl River Near Pearl River affecting St. Tammany, Pearl River
and Hancock Counties.
For the Lower Pearl River…including Bogalusa, Pearl River…Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Pearl River near Bogalusa.
* WHEN…Until Sunday, March 16.
* IMPACTS…At 18.5 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 7:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 18.6 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.0
feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Saturday evening.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood