Louisiana - All Warnings
IWIN
FLOOD STATEMENT...MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1105 AM CDT TUE APR 14 1998
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS 49.2 FEET THIS
MORNING. FLOOD STAGE IS 48 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST
NEAR 50 FEET...THE MORNING OF APRIL 24TH. 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 FOLLOWING CRESTS ARE ALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
AT BATON ROUGE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 32.6 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS
35 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SLOWLY.
AT DONALDSONVILLE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 23.4 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 27 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL SLOWLY.
AT RESERVE THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 18.1 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 22
FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A VERY SLOW FALL.
AT NEW ORLEANS THE STAGE THIS MORNING WAS 12.9 FEET. FLOOD STAGE
IS 17 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL SLOWLY.
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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This data is from the IWIN (Interactive Weather Information Network)
IWIN
FLOOD STATEMENT...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
...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.