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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
816 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

...The National Weather Service in New Orleans LA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...Mississippi...

  Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Pearl River and Washington
  Counties.

  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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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 late tonight at 1230 AM CDT.

&&

LAC117-MSC109-090530-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0018.260509T0600Z-260515T1800Z/
/BXAL1.1.ER.260509T0600Z.260510T0600Z.260515T1200Z.NO/
816 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY, MAY 15...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pearl River near Bogalusa.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Friday, May 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 7:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 19.5 feet early
    Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday,
    May 15.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3067 8976 3067 8990 3100 8979 3100 8969


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LAC103-MSC045-109-090530-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0019.260511T0000Z-260517T0000Z/
/PERL1.1.ER.260511T0000Z.260512T1200Z.260516T1800Z.NO/
816 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY, MAY 16...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pearl River near Pearl River.

* WHEN...From Sunday evening to Saturday, May 16.

* IMPACTS...At 15.5 feet, Secondary roads to the river and
  throughout Honey Island Swamp are inundated. Property in the
  vicinity of the gage is flooded threatening about 20 homes along
  the left bank. The Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge will be
  closed to hunting at the 15.5 foot stage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 13.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Sunday evening to a crest of 15.0 feet Tuesday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage Saturday, May 16.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3020 8955 3018 8964 3067 8990 3067 8976


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TJS