The Flood Warning continues for
the Ouachita River at Columbia.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7:00 am Monday the stage was 69.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 65.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 70.0 feet by
Saturday morning. Additional rises may be possible thereafter.
At 70.0 feet... the Columbia lock and dam recreational areas are flooded
and must be closed. In addition... expect moderate to severe flooding of
lowland river bottoms.
724 PM CST Mon Nov 09 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Ouachita River at Monroe.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7:00 PM Monday the stage was 47.8 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 40.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 48.5 feet by
Thursday morning... and then will begin falling. At 48.5 feet...
water is flooding the underclearance of the desiard street bridge.
Major lowland flooding is taking place between the levee systems.