FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
1047 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY AFFECTING ST. MARY PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS. TURN
AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.
A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.
&&
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.2 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 18.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 4.0 FEET...WATER WILL MOVE UP THE BANK AND ACROSS ACCESS
ROADS BELOW THE CITY DOCK. FLOODWALL GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED BY THE
5 FOOT STAGE TO PROTECT AGAINST HIGHER STAGES. VESSEL TRAFFIC WILL
BE AFFECTED BY STRONGER RIVER CURRENT AND VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY
RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BY THE U. S. COAST GUARD.
* IMPACT...AT 4.0 FEET...THE IMPACT ON RIVER SIDE INDUSTRY WILL LESSEN
AS THE RIVER BEGINS TO RECEDE.
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