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 Red River Landing affecting East Baton Rouge,
Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana Parishes.
For the Lower Mississippi River...including Red River Landing...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Red River Landing.
* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 48.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Sunday morning and continue falling to 38.2 feet
Friday, August 01.
- Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood