…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Mississippi…Louisiana…
Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Pearl River and Washington
Counties.
Pearl River Near Pearl River affecting Pearl River, St. Tammany
and Hancock 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 this afternoon until further notice.
* 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 12:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.3 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 20.5
feet Monday morning.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood