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Flood Warning

Statement as of 9:53 PM CDT on May 23, 2013

Expires 4:52 AM EDT on May 25, 2013


The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge.
* Until further notice.
* At 9:00 PM Thursday the stage was 35.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 35.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will remain near 35.8 feet.
* Impact... at 35.0 feet... river islands from Red River Landing
downstream to Baton Rouge will be inundated.




953 PM CDT Thu may 23 2013

The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Red River Landing.
* Until further notice.
* At 9:00 PM Thursday the stage was 53.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 53.0 feet by
after midnight tomorrow. Additional rises may be possible
thereafter.
* 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
Raccourci Island will continue and evacuation of the island is
recommended
* impact... at 45.0 feet... between the 40 and 45 foot stage flooding of
Raccourci Island becomes significant. At the 45 foot stage
evacuation of the island is recommended




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