WGUS84 KLIX 160050 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 750 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY AFFECTING ST. MARY PARISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DON'T DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && LAC101-161850- /O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCGL1.1.WT.091020T0820Z.100222T0100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 750 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 4.0 FEET BEFORE RISING TO 4.2 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 4.0 FEET...WATER WILL MOVE UP THE BANK AND ACROSS ACCESS ROADS BELOW THE CITY DOCK. FLOODWALL GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED BY THE 5 FOOT STAGE TO PROTECT AGAINST HIGHER STAGES. VESSEL TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONGER RIVER CURRENT AND VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BY THE U. S. COAST GUARD. $$ 98/SO **********************************************WGUS84 KLIX 160105 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 805 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI... THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY AND WASHINGTON PARISHES IN LOUISIANA AND HANCOCK AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN AROUND AND DON'T DROWN. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && LAC103-117-MSC045-109-161905- /O.CON.KLIX.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BXAL1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100316T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 18.5 FEET...WOODLANDS AND CROP ACREAGE ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED. THE BOGUE CHITTO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA WILL BE INUNDATED WITH WATER IN RECREATIONAL CAMPS AND OVER ACCESS ROADS. $$ 98/SO