Flood Warning Issued for St. Tammany Parish Rivers
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NOAA issued it on July 17, 2026, 5 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS New Orleans has issued a Flood Warning for the Tchefuncte and Bogue Falaya rivers in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in effect from Wednesday morning through early Thursday.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- St. Tammany Parish, LA
- Issued
- July 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS New Orleans LA
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 5 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in St. Tammany Parish, LA.
Alert Details
Flood Warning issued by NWS New Orleans LA. Effective from 2026-06-16T20:17:00-05:00, with onset at 2026-06-17T06:15:00-05:00 and ending 2026-06-18T02:00:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Specific rivers include Tchefuncte River Above U.S. Highway 190 Near Covington and Bogue Falaya River at Camp Covington and Boston St in Covington.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. For the Bogue Falaya River at Camp Covington, water will encroach residential property at 45.0 feet. At 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 39.3 feet. Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet. Flood stage is 45.0 feet.
Timeline
Alert effective from Wednesday morning to late Wednesday night, ending June 18 at 2:00AM CDT. River expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 45.5 feet early tomorrow afternoon.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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