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Flood Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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WGUS44 KLIX 171602
FLWLIX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1102 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

  Mississippi River At Red River Landing affecting Pointe Coupee,
  West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge Parishes.

For the Lower Mississippi River...including Red River Landing...
Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 later this evening.late tonight at
515 AM CDT.

&&

LAC033-077-125-181015-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0051.240420T0600Z-240430T1800Z/
/RRLL1.1.ER.240420T0600Z.240423T0600Z.240430T1200Z.NO/
1102 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY, APRIL
30...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Red River Landing.

* WHEN...From late Friday night to Tuesday, April 30.

* IMPACTS...At 48.0 feet, Access roads will be inundated and
  evacuation of all river islands must be complete. Protection of
  people and property in the river bottom land on the river side of
  the levees must be complete.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 46.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Saturday morning to a crest of 48.5 feet early Tuesday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday, April
    30.
  - Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    48.4 feet on 04/12/1978.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3074 9137 3071 9159 3102 9170 3103 9153


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KLG