Baton Rouge, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 30TH...

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

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

* WHEN...Until Friday, May 30.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 57.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage on
Sunday, June 1st and continue falling to 45.7 feet by Friday,
June 6th.
- Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 25TH...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Baton Rouge.

* WHEN...Until Sunday, May 25.

* 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 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 40.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 29.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage on
Sunday, May 25th and continue falling to 29.2 feet by Friday
June 6th.
- Flood stage is 35.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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