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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1053 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana...

  Red Chute Bayou At Sligo affecting Bossier and Bienville Parishes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV

The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 1100 AM CDT.

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1053 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Red Chute Bayou at Sligo.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 33.0 feet, Overflow will begin to affect the small
  mobile home park in the Sligo community just south of the
  Sligo-Caplis highway. Also expect flooding of farmland in southern
  Bossier Parish between Red Chute Bayou and the Flat River.
  Livestock should be moved to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 32.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 29.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:15 AM CDT Saturday was 32.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The bayou has already crested and is expected to
    slowly fall through early next week and fall below flood
    stage late Monday or Tuesday.
  - Flood stage is 31.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    32.2 feet on 02/01/1994.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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