St. Martinville, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Atchafalaya River at Morgan City.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Flood stage. The city dock will be under
water. Water will cover the lower end of Belleview Front Street in
Berwick. Vessel traffic will be affected by stronger river current
and vessel traffic safety rules will be strictly enforced by the
U.S. Coast Guard.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 6.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM CDT Monday was 6.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.3
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Atchafalaya River
Morgan City      6.0   6.3   Mon 8 pm CDT 6.2   6.2   6.1


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