000 WGUS84 KLIX 091843 FLSLIX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 1243 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... TICKFAW RIVER AT LIVERPOOL AFFECTING ST. HELENA PARISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV. && LAC091-101243- /O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110312T0336Z/ /LPOL1.1.ER.110309T2323Z.110310T1800Z.110311T2136Z.NO/ 1243 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TICKFAW RIVER AT LIVERPOOL. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET ON THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 1OTH. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...LOW LYING ROADS AND BUILDINGS NEAR THE RIVER ALONG WITH PASTURE AND CROP LAND WILL FLOOD. $$