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Flood Warning

Statement as of 8:38 PM CDT on May 18, 2013

Expires 3:38 AM EDT on May 20, 2013


The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Red River Landing.
* Until further notice.
* At 7:00 PM Saturday the stage was 52.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 52.5 feet by
Monday evening then begin falling.
* Impact... at 51.0 feet... all river islands along The Reach from Red
River Landing to Baton Rouge will be inundated. Recreational camps
and river bottom farm land will be under water.
* Impact... at 48.0 feet... access roads will be inundated and
evacuation of all river islands must be complete. Protection of
people and property in the river bottom land on the river side of
the levees must be complete
* impact... at 46.0 feet... river traffic will become dangerous. A levee
crevasse would flood adjacent farm land. Significant flooding of
Raccourci Island will continue and evacuation of the island is
recommended
* impact... at 45.0 feet... between the 40 and 45 foot stage flooding of
Raccourci Island becomes significant. At the 45 foot stage
evacuation of the island is recommended




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Arizona - Fire Weather Watch
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California - High Wind Warning , Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Watch , Public Information Statement
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Georgia - Flood Warning
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Iowa - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Tornado Warning , Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Kentucky - Flood Warning
Louisiana - Flood Warning
Maine - Frost Advisory , Freeze Warning
Minnesota - Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch, Areal Flood Advisory , Flood Watch , Dense Fog Advisory , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report
Missouri - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report
Montana - Areal Flood Advisory
Nebraska - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Watch , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Public Information Statement
New Mexico - Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch , Fire Weather Watch , Record Report
North Carolina - Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement
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Oklahoma - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , High Wind Warning , Record Report
South Carolina - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory
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Tennessee - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Flood Advisory , Record Report
Texas - Tornado Watch , Lake Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Utah - Public Information Statement
Virginia - Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement
Washington - Flood Warning
Wisconsin - Dense Fog Advisory
Wyoming - Public Information Statement
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