Flood Statement
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1038 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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 late tonight at 445 AM CDT.

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LAC033-077-125-110945-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0052.240515T0000Z-240531T0600Z/
/RRLL1.1.ER.240515T0000Z.240522T0000Z.240531T0000Z.NO/
1038 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY, MAY
31...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to Friday, May 31.

* IMPACTS...At 51.0 feet, All river islands along the reach from Red
  River Landing to Baton Rouge will be inundated. Recreational camps
  and river bottom farm land will be under water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 45.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Tuesday evening to a crest of 51.0 feet Tuesday, May 21. It
    will then fall below flood stage Thursday, May 30.
  - Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    51.1 feet on 06/01/1961.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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


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