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WGUS44 KLIX 171600
FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1100 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
TICKFAW RIVER NEAR HOLDEN AFFECTING LIVINGSTON PARISH.
TICKFAW RIVER NEAR MONTPELIER AFFECTING ST. HELENA PARISH.
.THE RIVER FORECAST INCLUDES 48 HOURS OF FORECASTED RAINFALL. THESE
RIVER FORECASTS COULD CHANGE BASED ON HOW POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE
1 TRACKS ACROSS LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY AND BE
PREPARED FOR HIGHER FLOODING.
FOR THE TICKFAW RIVER...INCLUDING LIVERPOOL, HOLDEN, KILLIAN,
MONTPELIER...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LIX. CLICK ON
THE RIVERS AND LAKES MENU FOR FORECASTS AND OBSERVATIONS.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN UPDATES ARE NEEDED.
LAC063-180000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0078.260617T1600Z-260618T0000Z/
/HOLL1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1100 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TICKFAW RIVER NEAR HOLDEN.
* WHEN...FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, WOODED AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF THE HIGHWAY
190 BRIDGE WILL BE INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.0
FEET ON 03/14/1956.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3041 9060 3041 9074 3061 9070 3060 9057
LAC091-181000-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0079.260619T1030Z-260622T1200Z/
/MONL1.1.ER.260619T1030Z.260620T1200Z.260622T0600Z.NO/
1100 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TICKFAW RIVER NEAR MONTPELIER.
* WHEN...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, THE LOW BANKS WILL OVERFLOW THREATENING
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER WITH FLOODING. AT 15.0 FEET,
WOODLANDS AND FARMLAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BE INUNDATED. LIVESTOCK
AND FARM EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:30 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING TO A CREST OF 14.0 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.1
FEET ON 08/25/2022.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3061 9057 3061 9070 3088 9074 3088 9061
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