AREAS AFFECTED : EAST BATON ROUGE, LA; POINTE COUPEE, LA; WEST FELICIANA, LA
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana...
Mississippi River At Baton Rouge affecting West Baton Rouge and
East Baton Rouge Parishes.
Mississippi River At Reserve affecting St. James, St. Charles and
St. John The Baptist Parishes.
Mississippi River At Donaldsonville affecting Ascension Parish.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...
Mississippi River At Red River Landing affecting Pointe Coupee,
East Baton Rouge and West Feliciana Parishes.
For the Lower Mississippi River...including Red River Landing, Baton
Rouge, Donaldsonville, Reserve...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Red River Landing.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday, May 14.
* IMPACTS...At 59.0 feet, The east bank levee will be topped and the
prison farm land between the two levees will be inundated. Angola
Landing will be under water closing the ferry there. All river
islands along the reach from Red River Landing to Baton Rouge will
remain inundated with recreational camps and river bottom farm
land under water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 59.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Wednesday, May 14 and continue falling to 32.8 feet
Wednesday, May 28.
- Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood