Weather for Waverly, Louisiana
Lat: 32.45N, Lon: 91.49W
Wx Zone: LAZ015
CWA Used: JAN
Louisiana Drought MonitorThe Louisiana Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Louisiana land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Louisiana Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS74 KJAN 192207 ESFJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 220000- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 500 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM ARKANSAS CITY TO NATCHEZ... SYNOPSIS... HEAVY RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. RAINFALL FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST MISSOURI...AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. RAINFALL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND THE LOWER HALF OF INDIANA. FORTUNATELY...ONLY 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU AND THEBES TO RISE RAPIDLY. CAPE GIRARDEAU WILL CREST OVER 11 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WHILE THEBES WILL CREST 9 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. RISES FROM THEBES WILL MOVE DOWN TO CAIRO WHICH IS AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE OHIO RIVER AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER. CAIRO IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 48 FEET ON THE 26TH WHICH IS 8 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. ALONG THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER...RAINFALL ACROSS THE WEST TENNESSEE DRAINAGE BASINS HAS BEEN AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES WHILE THE LOWER ARKANSAS AND WHITE RIVER BASINS HAVE ONLY HAD 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE RIVER FROM ARKANSAS CITY TO NATCHEZ IS NOW EXPECTED TO CREST IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. OUTLOOK... A SNOW PACK REMAINS ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSPPI RIVER BASIN IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. SNOW...FROM 2 TO 16 INCHES... IS ON THE GROUND IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOW DEPTHS FROM 8 TO 35 INCHES ARE ON THE GROUND ABOVE MINNEAPOLIS. IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN...FROM 2 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS ON THE GROUND. THIS SNOW PACK IS OVER A MUCH SMALLER AREA THAN THE SNOW PACK OF 2011. THE TIMING OF THE MELT OF THIS SNOW PACK COULD HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ON THE RIVER CREST AT CAIRO AT A LATER DATE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS. RAINFALL FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD FALL ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OHIO RIVER BASINS DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND. DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE SNOW MELT AND FUTURE RAINFALL TOTALS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE OHIO RIVER AT CAIRO ILLINOIS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO CREST HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. THOSE WITH CONCERNS ALONG THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. $$ MVP |