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WGUS84 KLIX 241708
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
1108 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE...
POINTE COUPEE AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES 

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.

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1108 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 48.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO RISE UNTIL CRESTING AT AROUND 
  48.2 FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...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.