Saturday, April 27, 2013

FLOOD WARNING given to Baton Rouge, LA


THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 45.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY
  EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 51.0 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...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.
* IMPACT...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
* IMPACT...AT 46.0 FEET...RIVER TRAFFIC WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. A LEVEE
  CREVASSE WOULD FLOOD ADJACENT FARM LAND. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF
  RACC0URCI ISLAND WILL CONTINUE AND EVACUATION OF THE ISLAND IS
  RECOMMENDED
* IMPACT...AT 45.0 FEET...BETWEEN THE 40 AND 45 FOOT STAGE FLOODING OF
  RACC0URCI ISLAND BECOMES SIGNIFICANT. AT THE 45 FOOT STAGE
  EVACUATION OF THE ISLAND IS RECOMMENDED

			<http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/greaterlouisiana/today/weather/alert.cox?warning-code=25203730
				
FLOOD WARNING

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