Isaac Preparations and Observations - N Gulf (AL, MS, LA, TX

[artist]

posted by gboudx

The dam on Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quinn State Park in McComb, Ms has been overtopped and is failing. Complete failure is certain. Authorities are telling people in Kentwood and Robert, La to get out now. They have 90 mins before the water reaches them. Please call anyone you know in the area to let them know if they may not be keeping up with the news. This is a very dangerous situation.

[artist]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
MSC035-301815-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0133.120830T1536Z-120830T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1036 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PETAL...HATTIESBURG...

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1035 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAXIE TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF POPLARVILLE
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE
ORDER OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED ALREADY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BROOKLYN...MCLAURIN...ROCK HILL...SUNRISE...MACEDONIA AND RAWLS
SPRINGS

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.

[artist]

Mississippi record first death from Isaac
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20 ... ext|Home|s


Dozens in Mississippi rescued from flooding caused by Isaac
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20 ... ext|Home|s

[artist]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1045 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

ALC023-301600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-120830T1600Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
1045 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY...

AT 1040 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND
LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 18 MILES NORTH OF CHATOM...OR
3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SILAS...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOXEY... SILAS... GILBERTOWN...

[artist]

Hurricane Isaac search and rescue continues in LaPlace
http://www.nola.com/

[artist]

on the dam failure in McComb, according to the mayor, it is still holding right now but there is a 50% chance of it failing and people need to get out.

[artist]

Slidell Police rescuing people from flooded subdivisions in Isaac's aftermath
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf ... eople.html

James Varney, The Times-Picayune

[artist]

TORNADO WARNING
ALC023-301645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0064.120830T1556Z-120830T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1056 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT

* AT 1054 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTH OF BUTLER...OR 2 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF GILBERTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOXEY... NEEDHAM... LISMAN...
GILBERTOWN... BUTLER...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

[brunota2003]

WeatherGuesser posted this in the Isaac Discussion thread:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 810 AM CDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS REPORTED THE LAKE TANGIPAHOA DAM IS EXPECTED TO FAIL.
SEVERE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM ALONG THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER
FROM WEST OF THE MCCOMB AIRPORT AND MAGNOLIA TO OSYKA. WATER LEVEL
RISES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 8 FEET BELOW THE DAM TO 6 FEET AT
OSYKA. CURRENT RIVER STAGE READING AT OSYKA WAS 14.8 FEET.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE
TANGIPAHOA RIVER INCLUDING OSYKA.

[artist]

BATON ROUGE -- Tangipahoa Parish officials have issued a mandatory evacuation for communities near the Tangipahoa River because Percy Quin Dam in Mississippi is expected to fail, officials said Thursday. The dam in Pike County is in imminent danger of failure due to flooding from Hurricane Isaac, officials said.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf ... incart_hbx
WWLTV is telling the zones to evacuate to, unofrtunately I realized it to late to be able to report them here for you.

http://www.wwltv.com/live-stream/exempt

[artist]

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
1054 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012


...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...

TUSCOLAMETA CREEK AT WALNUT GROVE AFFECTING LEAKE COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS! THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF
VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD
RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND, DON`T
DROWN!

THE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED AND THAT WHICH
IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS)
HTTP://AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=JAN

THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED UPDATE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 AND
10 PM.

&&

MSC079-312154-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FL.W.0045.120831T2151Z-120903T0524Z/
/WTGM6.1.ER.120831T2151Z.120901T1800Z.120902T1424Z.NO/
1054 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE TUSCOLAMETA CREEK AT WALNUT GROVE
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.5 FEET BY EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG THE RIVER IS
FLOODING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL LAND AND LOW AREAS ALONG AND
NEAR THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.

&&

FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN CREST TIME DATE

TUSCOLAMETA CREEK
WALNUT GROVE 25 12.5 THU 10 AM 21.4 26.4 25.6 26.5 01 PM 09/01

$$

[artist]

a little more regarding the possible dam failure from nola.com -
The evacuation area runs from Kentwood to Robert along the river, he said.

State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson said Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness head Kevin Davis was on his way to Tangipahoa to work with Burgess on the evacuation. The National Guard has a helicopter hovering over the dam to monitor the situation, Edmonson said. As of 10:45 the structure was still holding, he said.

(just heard it includes the creeks running along the river as well)

[artist]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1113 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

ALC023-301645-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-120830T1645Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
1113 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHOCTAW COUNTY...

AT 1111 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUTLER...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
NEEDHAM...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEEDHAM... LISMAN... BUTLER...

[artist]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
LAC105-MSC113-301900-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0072.120830T1611Z-120830T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1111 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 1050 AM CDT...A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR ALL
LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER IN NORTHERN
TANGIPAHOA PARISH DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE LAKE
TANGIPAHOA DAM...ALSO KNOWN AS THE PERCY QUIN DAM...IN
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. AGAIN...A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN
ORDERED FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER IN
NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE
LAKE TANGIPAHOA DAM...ALSO KNOWN AS THE PERCY QUIN DAM...IN
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR KENTWOOD...AND OTHER LOW LYING
LOCATIONS ALONG THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING

[artist]

WATER EXPECTED TO RISE TO 17 FEET>

[artist]

Press conference now on WWLTV regarding the dam -
http://www.wwltv.com/live-stream/exempt

[artist]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
MSC067-301815-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0134.120830T1628Z-120830T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1128 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1127 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
6 MILES WEST OF ELLISVILLE TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF OVETT...MOVING
NORTH AT 35 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER
OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THESE AREAS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TUCKERS CROSSING...SANDERSVILLE AND MILL CREEK

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
TWO HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE

[artist]

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
1127 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...

PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY...WASHINGTON...
HANCOCK AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES/PARISHES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN
AROUND AND DON`T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC103-117-MSC045-109-312227-
/O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0073.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BXAL1.1.ER.120830T1625Z.120901T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1127 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY NOON TODAY AND
CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.5 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 2ND.
* IMPACT...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.
* IMPACT...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.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...WOODLANDS AND CROP ACREAGE ALONG THE RIVER
WILL BE FLOODED.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...WOODLANDS ALONG THE RIVER AND WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT PROPERTY WILL BE FLOODED.

$$
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
1125 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...

BOGUE CHITTO RIVER NEAR TYLERTOWN AFFECTING PIKE AND WALTHALL
COUNTIES
BOGUE CHITTO RIVER AT FRANKLINTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON PARISH
BOGUE CHITTO RIVER NEAR BUSH AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN
AROUND AND DON`T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

LAC103-312225-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0072.120830T1837Z-000000T0000Z/
/BSHL1.2.ER.120830T1837Z.120902T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1125 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BOGUE CHITTO RIVER NEAR BUSH.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.5 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...HOMES NEAR THE RIVER ALONG LOUISIANA HIGHWAY
21 WILL BE MODERATELY FLOODED. THE ACCESS ROAD UPSTREAM OF THE
BRIDGE WILL REMAIN INUNDATED.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...HOMES IN LOW LYING AREAS ON THE DOWNSTREAM
SIDE OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 21 NEAR THE BRIDGE WILL FLOOD. THE
ACCESS ROAD UPSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE WILL REMAIN INUNDATED.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...THE ACCESS ROAD UPSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE WILL
FLOOD. THE RIVER WILL LEAVE THE MAIN CHANNEL ON THE LEFT BANK BELOW
THE BRIDGE FLOODING WOODLANDS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY
21.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...GRAVEL PITS UPSTREAM OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 21
WILL BEGIN TO OVERFLOW THREATENING PROPERTY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ON
EITHER SIDE OF HIGHWAY 21 IN THE VICINITY OF THE BRIDGE

[Janie2006]

*pokes her head in*

Good show, Artist.

We need those piccies.

*goes back to work*

[artist]

2 people die during Isaac
VPICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say two people have died during Isaac, one in Mississippi and the other in Louisiana.

A tow truck driver was killed Thursday morning when a tree fell on his truck in Picayune, Miss., just across the state line from Louisiana. Authorities said Isaac was causing heavy rain and strong winds.

In Louisiana, a man died in Vermilon Parish.

Sheriff Mike Couvillon says the 36-year-old man had gone to help two friends move a vehicle from under a tree to prepare for Isaac on Tuesday, and fell to his death after climbing 18 feet up the tree.

http://www.wflx.com/story/19417457/2-pe ... ring-isaac