...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 6.1 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL VERY SLOWLY.
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CAMPS AND BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER.
MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH WATER
LEVELS.
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This data is from the IWIN (Interactive Weather Information Network)
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS AT 50.3 FEET THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND WILL GO BELOW THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 48 FEET BY FRIDAY MAY 29TH. FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED
LOWLANDS 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.
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 6.0 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SLOWLY OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CAMPS AND
BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER. MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
924 AM CDT THU MAY 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS
* UNTIL 1225 PM CDT
* AT 920 AM CDT... THE SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHEASTERN
CASS COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST.
* DOPPLER RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATES 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN MAY
HAVE FALLEN IN NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY SINCE 700 AM. FLASH
FLOODING IS LIKELY IN EASTERN CASS COUNTY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
HOURS.
THIS AREA HAS HAD PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINS FROM SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT
DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
DO NOT LET CHILDREN PLAY AROUND STORM DRAINS OR CULVERTS.
01/03
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
903 AM CDT THU MAY 28 1998
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY ARKANSAS
UNTIL 1025 AM CDT AND FOR LAFAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL 1050 AM. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CASS COUNTY UNTIL 930 AM CDT.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
THROUGH THIS MORNING.
AT 857 AM...SHREVEPORT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IN A 15 MILE WIDE LINE FROM DE KALB TEXAS SOUTHEAST TO
ATLANTA TEXAS TO IDA LOUISIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SAGGING
SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS. IN
NORTHERN AND EASTERN CASS COUNTY TEXAS BRIEF DAMAGING WIND MAY OCCUR
UNTIL 930 AM CDT.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS AT 48.5 FEET THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND WILL GO BELOW THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 48 FEET BY LATER TONIGHT. FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED
LOWLANDS 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.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
937 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 50 NM
- FROM CHANDELEUR SOUND TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER
* UNTIL 1240 PM CDT
* AT 935 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN PLAQUEMINES PARISH. THE
STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL
MOVE INTO CHANDELEUR AND BRETON SOUNDS THROUGH 11 AM CDT.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS EXCEEDING GALE FORCE...
ROUGH SEAS... HEAVY RAINFALL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
836 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA HAS ISSUED A...
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1135 PM CDT
* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR OVER THE PAST HOUR
HAS INDICATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF
MCCOMB EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS MAGNOLIA.
* AT 834 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING FROM NEAR THE MCCOMB AREA SOUTHEAST TO
MAGNOLIA WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT INDICATED.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
306 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EXTREME EASTERN BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS
NORTHERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 300 PM CDT... AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATED SEVERE FLOODING
CONTINUED IN TEXARKANA AND IN NORTHERN MILLER COUNTY.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN MILLER COUNTY.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST.
* TORRENTIAL RAIN OF MORE THAN 10 INCHES IN TEXARKANA AND
NORTHERN MILLER COUNTY HAS CLOSE MANY ROADS IN THE TEXARKANA AREA
AND IN NORTHERN MILLER COUNTY. MOST SECONDARY ROADS ARE FLOODED
AND IMPASSABLE. EVACUATION OF A NURSING HOME AND OTHER RESIDENCES
HAS OCCURRED IN TEXARKANA. IN SOME AREAS... LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS CAN ONLY REACH THE RESIDENCES BY BOAT.
IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN HIGH WATER...ABANDON IT AND GO TO HIGHER
GROUND. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY SWEEP THE VEHICLE AWAY.
IN AREAS OF HIGH WATER...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS AND
CULVERTS.
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...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.7 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SLOWLY OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CAMPS AND
BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER. MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO 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
1257 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA HAS ISSUED A...
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
- IN THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM
- FROM PASS CHRISTIAN TO LAKE BORGNE
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SLIDELL INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE COASTAL WATERS 2 NM SOUTH OF PASS CHRISTIAN.
* THE THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST TOWARDS LAKE
BORGNE AT 7 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR.
...FLOOD WARNING NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
RED RIVER LANDING...
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING WAS AT 46.3 FEET THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. FLOODING OF UNPROTECTED
LOWLANDS USED FOR PASTURE WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE.
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.
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.3 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN STEADY OR FALL SLIGHTLY
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CAMPS AND
BUSINESSES ON THE RIVER. MARINE TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LEVELS.
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.1 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 5.0 FEET THIS MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL VERY SLOWLY OVER THE
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT
MORGAN CITY...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS AT 4.9 FEET THIS MORNING.