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WGUS84 KLIX 250031
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
631 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009
...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.
LAC101-251831-
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631 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.0 FEET
BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...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.
98/SO
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