FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BOGUE CHITTO RIVER AT FRANKLINTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON PARISH BOGUE CHITTO RIVER NEAR BUSH AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BOGUE CHITTO RIVER NEAR BUSH. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 5:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...HOMES IN LOW LYING AREAS ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 21 NEAR THE BRIDGE WILL FLOOD. THE ACCESS ROAD UPSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE WILL REMAIN INUNDATED * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...THE ACCESS ROAD UPSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE WILL FLOOD. THE RIVER WILL LEAVE THE MAIN CHANNEL ON THE LEFT BANK BELOW THE BRIDGE FLOODING WOODLANDS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 21 * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...GRAVEL PITS UPSTREAM OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 21 WILL BEGIN TO OVERFLOW THREATENING PROPERTY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF HIGHWAY 21 IN THE VICINITY OF THE BRIDGE
Posted on: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 03:49:10 +0000
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