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

Mississippi River At Donaldsonville affecting Ascension Parish.

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

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

Mississippi River At Baton Rouge affecting West Baton Rouge and
East Baton Rouge Parishes.


...The Flood Warning is now in effect until Wednesday, April 21...

The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River At Baton Rouge.
* Until Wednesday, April 21.
* At 11:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 38.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 35.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Wednesday, April 21 and continue falling to 16.5 feet Tuesday, May
11.
* Impact...At 38.0 feet, River traffic and industrial activity on
the river side of the levees will be greatly affected.
Navigational safety regulations will be strictly enforced.


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

Mississippi River At Donaldsonville affecting Ascension Parish.

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

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

Mississippi River At Baton Rouge affecting West Baton Rouge and
East Baton Rouge Parishes.


...The Flood Warning is now in effect until Tuesday, April 27...

The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River At Red River Landing.
* Until Tuesday, April 27.
* At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 55.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 55.5 feet
this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday, April
27.
* Impact...At 54.0 feet, All river islands along the reach from Red
River Landing to Baton Rouge will be inundated. Recreational camps
and river bottom land will be under water. Water approaches Angola
farm land.


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

Amite River At Bayou Manchac Point affecting East Baton Rouge
Parish.

Amite River At Denham Springs affecting Livingston and East Baton
Rouge Parishes.


...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in
duration until late Friday evening...

The Flood Warning continues for
the Amite River At Denham Springs.
* Until Friday evening.
* At 9:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 27.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
Thursday morning to a crest of 29.5 feet Thursday evening.
* Impact...At 29.0 feet, Flooding will begin in the westernmost
parts of Denham Springs.


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

Amite River At Bayou Manchac Point affecting East Baton Rouge
Parish.

Amite River At Denham Springs affecting Livingston and East Baton
Rouge Parishes.


...The Flood Warning is now in effect until further notice...

The Flood Warning continues for
the Amite River At Bayou Manchac Point.
* Until further notice.
* At 6:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 8.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this morning
to 10.0 feet late tonight. It will then rise to 11.0 feet early
Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet, Amite River Road and Horseshoe Drive will
be impassable. A few homes on Horseshoe Drive will flood. Water
will be approaching Kendalwood Road and access to property will be
threatened.


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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Louisiana and southern
Mississippi, including the following areas, in southeast
Louisiana, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana, Eastern Orleans, Iberville, Livingston, Lower
Jefferson, Lower Lafourche, Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard,
Lower Terrebonne, Northern Tangipahoa, Northwest St. Tammany,
Pointe Coupee, Southeast St. Tammany, Southern Tangipahoa, St.
Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John The Baptist, Upper
Jefferson, Upper Lafourche, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard,
Upper Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and
Western Orleans. In southern Mississippi, Amite, Hancock, Pearl
River, Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson.

* From Noon CDT today through Thursday morning

* Rainfall totals through Thursday morning are expected to be 3 to 5
inches with isolated higher amounts possible. Soils are either
saturation or near saturation and the addition of these rainfall
totals would cause runoff accumulation leading to flooding of low
lying and poorly drained areas.

* Flooding of low lying and flood prone areas is possible with
localized flash flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

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