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 West Feliciana,
Pointe Coupee and East Baton Rouge 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 Saturday, July 05.
* IMPACTS...At 51.0 feet, All river islands along the reach from Red
River Landing to Baton Rouge will be inundated. Recreational camps
and river bottom farm land will be under water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 50.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 50.1
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Saturday, July 05.
- Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood