... Flood Warning extended until late Thursday night... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Pearl River near Pearl River.
* Until late Thursday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:15 am Sunday the stage was 14.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 15.2 feet by
Tuesday evening and fall below flood stage Thursday before midnight.
* Impact... at 15.5 feet... secondary roads to the river and throughout
Honey Island Swamp are inundated. Property in the vicinity of the
gage is flooded threatening about 20 homes along the left bank.
The Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge will be closed to hunting
at the 15.5 foot stage.
837 am CDT sun Sep 07 2008
... Flood Warning extended until Thursday afternoon... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Pearl River near Bogalusa.
* Until Thursday afternoon... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 am Sunday the stage was 18.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 18.7 feet by
Tuesday morning and fall below flood stage late Thursday morning.
* Impact... at 18.5 feet... Woodlands and crop acreage along the river
will be flooded. The Bogue Chitto wildlife management area will be
inundated with water in recreational camps and over access roads.
833 am CDT sun Sep 07 2008
... Flood Warning extended until late Monday night... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Bogue Chitto river near Bush.
* Until late Monday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:15 am Sunday the stage was 12.8 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 12.9 feet by this
afternoon and fall below flood stage by tomorrow evening.
* Impact... at 13.0 feet... homes in low lying areas on the downstream
side of Louisiana Highway 21 near the bridge will flood. The
access Road upstream of the bridge will remain inundated.