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WGUS84 KLIX 141350
FLSLIX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
850 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...

  Tchefuncte River Above U.S. Highway 190 Near Covington affecting
  St. Tammany Parish.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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 late tonight at 300 AM CDT.

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LAC103-150800-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0059.240515T1440Z-240517T1342Z/
/CUSL1.1.ER.240515T1440Z.240516T0600Z.240517T0742Z.NO/
850 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tchefuncte River above U.S. Highway 190 Near Covington.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Tchefuncte River camp grounds will be
  under a few inches of water. The Goodbee community is threatened
  with flooding. Water will invade Camp Tchefuncte`s parking lot.
  Vehicles must be removed to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 22.0
    feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood
    stage early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    22.1 feet on 01/02/2007.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3046 9007 3041 9018 3051 9027 3056 9016


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