Baton Rouge, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY, MAY 31...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Red River Landing.

* WHEN...Until Saturday, May 31.

* IMPACTS...At 58.0 feet, Angola farmland on the left bank becomes
inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 57.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday, May 31 and continue falling to 45.6 feet Wednesday,
June 04.
- Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 26...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Baton Rouge.

* WHEN...Until Monday, May 26.

* IMPACTS...At 40.0 feet, The grounds of the older part of Louisiana
State University's campus become soggy. This includes the area
around the Veterinary Medicine building, the Veterinary Medicine
Annex, the stadium and ball fields. The city of Baton Rouge and
the main LSU campus are protected by levees at this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 40.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 29.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Monday, May 26 and continue falling to 29.3 feet Wednesday,
June 04.
- Flood stage is 35.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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