545
WGUS44 KLIX 111645
FLWLIX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1145 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024

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

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

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 545 AM CDT.

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LAC033-077-125-121045-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0052.240515T1500Z-240530T0600Z/
/RRLL1.1.ER.240515T1500Z.240522T0000Z.240530T0000Z.NO/
1145 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY,
MAY 30...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Thursday, May 30.

* 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 10:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 46.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Wednesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 51.0
    feet Tuesday, May 21. It will then begin falling.
  - 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

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


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