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
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