Flood Warnings

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
910 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...

 THE AMITE RIVER AT DENHAM SPRINGS AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE AND
 LIVINGSTON PARISHES

 THE AMITE RIVER AT BAYOU MANCHAC POINT AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE
 PARISH

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN
AROUND AND DON`T DROWN.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
 THE AMITE RIVER AT DENHAM SPRINGS.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 32.5
 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY
 MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL BEGIN IN THE WESTERNMOST PARTS
 OF DENHAM SPRINGS. RIVER ROAD AT THE FOOT OF BENTON LANE WILL FLOOD.

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THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
 THE AMITE RIVER AT BAYOU MANCHAC POINT.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:52 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.5 FEET
 BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...KENDALWOOD ROAD AND ADJACENT PROPERTY WILL
 BE INUNDATED. BACKWATER MAY FLOOD BAYOU FOUNTAIN AND FLOOD SOME
 HOMES ON BURBANK DRIVE. MOST SECONDARY ROADS WILL BE MODERATELY
 FLOODED. AMITE RIVER ROAD AND HORSESHOE DRIVE WILL BE IMPASSABLE. A
 FEW HOMES ON HORSESHOE DRIVE WILL FLOOD.