Louisiana - All Warnings
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FLOOD WARNING...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1140 AM CDT THU APR 16 1998
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING WITH A REVISED CREST...
...A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT AT BATON ROUGE...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 48.6 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CHANGE LITTLE OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAY AND THEN BEGIN TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 52.5 FEET
ON MAY 7. MINOR FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED LOWLAND USED FOR PASTURE
WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE
40 FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 32.1 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 35 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 36 FEET ON MAY 7.
THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE INDUSTRY
ALONG THE RIVER.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1010 AM CDT THU APR 16 1998
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 5.6 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY INTO
THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE RIVER AND MARINE TRAFFIC WILL
NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
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FLOOD WARNING...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING AND BATON ROUGE...
...A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSURED FOR DONALDSONVILLE...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 48.4 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST
AT 54.0 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 7TH. MINOR FLOODING OF
UNPROTECTED LOWLAND USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE
40 FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 32.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 35 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 37.0 FEET ON THE
EVENING OF MAY 7TH. THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT RIVER TRAFFIC
AND MARINE INDUSTRY ALONG THE RIVER.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 22.8 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 27 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 27.5 FEET ON THE
EVENING OF MAY 8TH. MARINE INTEREST AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON
THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
...THE FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE ALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 17.6 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 22
FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 21.5 FEET ON MAY 8TH.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.5 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 17 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 16.0 FEET ON MAY 9TH.
EVEN THOUGH CRESTS ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THE HIGH WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1125 AM CDT FRI APR 17 1998
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 5.6 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL VERY SLOWLY OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CAMPS AND
BUSINESSES ALONG THE RIVER AND MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 48.2 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL SLIGHTY THROUGH
TOMORROW...THEN BEGIN TO RISE REACHING 49.3 BY THE 23RD AND IS
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 54 FEET ON MAY 7TH.
ACCESS ROADS WILL AGAIN BECOME INUNDATED ABOVE THE 48 FOOT LEVEL
THEREFORE EVACUTION WILL BECOME IMPOSSIBLE.
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BULLETIN
FLOOD WARNING...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...BATON ROUGE...AND DONALDSONVILLE WITH CREST
FORECAST REVISED SLIGHTLY UPWARD...
...FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RESERVE...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 48.2 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST
AT 54.0 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 7TH. MINOR FLOODING OF
UNPROTECTED LOWLAND USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE
40 FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 31.9 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 35 FEET BY APRIL 30TH AND WILL CREST
AT 37.5 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 7TH. RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE
INDUSTRY ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 22.7 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 27 FEET BY MAY 6TH AND IS FORECAST
TO CREST AT 28.5 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 8TH. MARINE INTERESTS
AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 17.5 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE
AND CREST AT THE FLOOD STAGE OF 22 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 8TH.
MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE
HIGH WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.5 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
RISE AND WILL CREST AT 16.5 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 9TH. EVEN
THOUGH THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 17
FEET MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THE HIGH WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1115 AM CDT SUN APR 19 1998
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS 5.4 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN A SLOW RISE AND IS
FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.0 FEET THE MORNING OF MAY 8TH. MINOR FLOODING
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE RIVER AND
MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
148 AM CDT SUN APR 19 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM
- FROM BRETON SOUND TO BARATARIA BAY
- IN COASTAL WATERS 20-50 NM OUT
- FROM PASCAGOULA TO BARATARIA BAY
* UNTIL 350 AM CDT
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES SOUTH OF
PASCAGOULA TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO 50 MILES SOUTH
OF BARATARIA BAY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST 35 KNOTS.
* THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE VIOSCA KNOLL...MAIN
PASS...SOUTH PASS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI CANYON LEASE AREAS THROUGH
350 AM
WHILE ON THE WATER...MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE CREW ARE
WEARING APPROVED FLOTATION DEVICES AT ALL TIMES...ESPECIALLY
DURING THREATENING WEATHER. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE
HARBOR QUICKLY SHOULD THE WEATHER BECOME THREATENING.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
319 PM CDT SAT APR 18 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1205 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
IN LOUISIANA
...POINTE COUPEE PARISH... WEST FELICIANA PARISH
...EAST FELICIANA PARISH... ST HELENA PARISH... TANGIPAHOA PARISH
...WASHINGTON PARISH... ST TAMMANY PARISH
...UPPER ST MARTIN PARISH... IBERVILLE PARISH
...WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH... EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
...ASCENSION PARISH... LIVINGSTON PARISH... IBERIA PARISH
...ST MARY PARISH... LOWER ST MARTIN PARISH... ASSUMPTION PARISH
...ST JAMES PARISH... ST JOHN PARISH... UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH
...ST CHARLES PARISH... UPPER JEFFERSON PARISH... ORLEANS PARISH
...UPPER PLAQUEMINES PARISH... UPPER ST BERNARD PARISH
...UPPER TERREBONNE PARISH... LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH
IN MISSISSIPPI
...WILKINSON COUNTY... AMITE PARISH... PIKE COUNTY
...WALTHALL COUNTY... PEARL RIVER COUNTY
CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE...NEW ORLEANS...BATON
ROUGE...SLIDELL... COVINGTON...MCCOMB...PICAYUNE.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE
FOLLOWING PARISHES IN LOUISIANA...LAFAYETTE... VERNON
...LAFOURCHE...LOWER JEFFERSON...PLACQUEMINES...AND ST BERNARD
AND HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AND
NEAR THE WATCH AREA DURING AND SHORTLY AFTER THE TIME THAT HEAVY
RAINS OCCUR.
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAS CAUSED A LOW PRESSURE TO FORM
ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TO SOUTH
TEXAS. THIS LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST
TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TONIGHT RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MIGRATE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT.
REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
146 PM CDT SAT APR 18 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
FROM HIGH ISLAND TX TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 140 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JOHNSONS BAYOU TO 40 MILES
SOUTH OF JOHNSONS BAYOU...MOVING NE AT 35 KNOTS. THESE STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KT AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
* THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE GREATEST FROM...
JOHNSONS BAYOU TO CAMERON THROUGH 200 PM
FROM CAMERON TO WHITE LAKE BETWEEN 200 PM AND 245 PM
IF A THUNDERSTORM CATCHES YOU WHILE AFLOAT...REMEMBER THAT
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING POSE A THREAT TO SAFETY. PUT ON
YOUR PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE...STAY BELOW DECK...AND PREPARE
FOR HIGH SEAS.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...PEARL RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PEARL RIVER IN LOUISIANA...
THE PEARL RIVER AT BOGALUSA WAS 14.5 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 18 FEET THE MORNING OF APRIL 21ST AND WILL
CREST AT 18.5 FEET ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 22ND. THE BOGUE CHITTO
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA WILL BE FLOODED AND WATER WILL GET IN SOME
CAMPS AND OVER SOME ACCESS ROADS NEAR THE THE RIVER.
THE PEARL RIVER AT PEARL RIVER WAS 8.8 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND WILL CREST AT THE FLOOD STAGE OF 14 FEET THE
MORNING OF APRIL 24TH. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH ACCESS
ROADS TO THE RIVER AND TO HONEY ISLAND SWAMP UNDER WATER. PROPERTY ON
THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF THE GAGE WILL FLOOD WITH
ABOUT 20 HOMES THREATENED.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...BATON ROUGE...DONALDSONVILLE WITH CREST FORECASTS
REVISED SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD...FLOOD WARNING CANCELLED FOR RESERVE...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 48.2 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST
AT 54.0 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 7. MINOR FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED
LOWLAND USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE 40
FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 31.8 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 35 FEET BY APRIL 30 AND WILL CREST
AT 37.0 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 7. RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE
INDUSTRY ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 22.7 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 27 FEET ON MAY 1ST AND WILL CREST
AT 28.0 FEET ON THE EVENING OF MAY 8. MARINE INTERESTS AND
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
...THE FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 17.4 FEET. THE RIVER IS NOW
FORECAST TO CREST AT 21.5 FEET THE EVENING OF MAY 8...BELOW THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 22 FEET AND THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.5 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS
17 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE AND WILL CREST AT 16.5 FEET ON THE
EVENING OF MAY 9.
EVEN THOUGH THESE CRESTS ARE FORECAST BELOW FLOOD STAGE...MARINE AND
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED THE THE HIGH
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
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BULLETIN
FLOOD WARNING...PEARL RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PEARL RIVER IN LOUISIANA
WITH RAISED CRESTS...
THE PEARL RIVER AT BOGALUSA WAS AT 18.6 FEET THIS MORNING WHERE FLOOD
STAGE IS 18 FEET. THE PEARL IS NOW EXPECTED TO CREST AT 19.0 FEET ABOUT
6AM TOMORROW MORNING BUT SHOULD FALL OVER HALF A FOOT BY SATURDAY
MORNING. THE BOGUE CHITTO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA WILL STAY FLOODED
AND WATER WILL REMAIN IN SOME CAMPS AND OVER SOME ACCESS ROADS NEAR THE
RIVER. AT CREST ABOUT 280 ACRES OF CROP LAND AND 19200 ACRES OF FOREST
WILL BE FLOODED.
THE PEARL RIVER AT PEARL RIVER TOWN WAS AT 10.4 FEET THIS MORNING WHERE
FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. A CONTINUED BUT DECREASING RISE WILL TAKE THE
PEARL TO A CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON NEAR 6AM ON THE 24TH...FRIDAY JUST
OVER FLOOD STAGE. THE PEARL WILL THEN STAY ABOVE FLOOD INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. ONLY MINOR FLOODING OF ACCESS ROADS TO THE RIVER AND TO HONEY
ISLAND SWAMP IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER NEAR
THE GAGE WILL FLOOD POSSIBLY AFFECTING ABOUT 20 HOMES.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1115 AM CDT WED APR 22 1998
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.4 FEET THIS MORNING WHERE
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS
BUT A RENEWED RISE WILL TAKE THE ATCHAFALAYA TO A CREST OF 7.0 FEET
ABOUT 6AM ON MAY 8TH. FLOODING WILL BE INCREASING AND SIGNIFICANTLY
AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE RIVER AND MAY FORCE SUSPENSION
OF SOME OPERATIONS AS THE RIVER NEARS CREST. MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED
TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS. AS LONG
AS THE ATCHAFALAYA IS ABOVE 5 FEET GAPS IN THE FLOOD WALL MUST REMAIN
CLOSED TO PROTECT HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE LOWER PARTS OF THE CITY.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...PEARL RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PEARL RIVER IN LOUISIANA...
THE PEARL RIVER AT BOGALUSA WAS AT 19.0 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST.
THE BOGUE CHITTO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA WILL BE FLOODED
AND WATER WILL GET IN SOME CAMPS AND OVER SOME ACCESS
ROADS NEAR THE THE RIVER.
THE PEARL RIVER AT PEARL RIVER WAS 11.8 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND WILL CREST AT 14.3 FEET AROUND 7 AM ON
APRIL 25. THIS IS JUST ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 14 FEET. MINOR
LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH ACCESS ROADS TO THE RIVER AND TO
HONEY ISLAND SWAMP UNDER WATER. PROPERTY ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...BATON ROUGE AND DONALDSONVILLE.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 47.9 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST
AT 54.0 FEET ON THE MORNING OF MAY 6TH. MINOR FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED
LOWLAND USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE 40
FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 31.3 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 35 FEET BY APRIL 30 TH AND WILL CREST
AT 37.0 FEET ON THE MORNING OF MAY 6TH. RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE
INDUSTRY ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 22.3 FEET. THE
RIVER WILL RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 27 FEET ON MAY 1 AND WILL
CREST AT 28.0 FEET ON THE MORNING OF MAY 7TH. MARINE INTERESTS AND
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
...THE FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 17.1 FEET. THE RIVER IS
FORECAST TO CREST AT 21.5 FEET ON MAY 7TH...BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 22 FEET.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.3 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 17 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE AND WILL CREST AT 16.0 FEET ON
MAY 8TH.
EVEN THOUGH THESE CRESTS ARE FORECAST BELOW FLOOD STAGE...MARINE
AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED THE
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
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FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...BATON ROUGE AND DONALDSONVILLE.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 47.7 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE BACK ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE BY APRIL 28TH AND CREST AT 54.0 FEET ON MAY 6TH. MINOR
FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED LOWLAND USED FOR PASTURE WILL CONTINUE.
FLOODING OF RACCOURCI ISLAND REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AT STAGES ABOVE 40
FEET WITH MOST ISLAND AREAS INUNDATED AT A STAGE ABOVE 48 FEET.
CAMPS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEE NEAR RACCOURCI ISLAND WILL
REMAIN CUT OFF WHILE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE 45 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL TOP THE FRONT LEVEE OF MONKEY ISLAND WHEN IT EXCEEDS 51 FEET.
AT BATON ROUGE THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 31.3 FEET. THE RIVER WILL
RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 35 FEET BY MAY 1ST AND WILL CREST
AT 37.0 FEET ON MAY 6TH. RIVER TRAFFIC AND MARINE INDUSTRY ALONG
THE RIVER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS AT 22.1 FEET. THE
RIVER WILL RISE TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 27 FEET ON MAY 4TH AND
WILL CREST AT 28.0 FEET ON MAY 7TH. MARINE INTERESTS AND
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH
WATER AND STRONG CURRENTS.
...THE FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 17.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS
FORECAST TO CREST AT 21.5 FEET ON MAY 7TH...BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 22 FEET.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.2 FEET. FLOOD STAGE