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FLWLIX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1058 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...The National Weather Service in New Orleans LA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...

  Mississippi River At Baton Rouge affecting West Baton Rouge and
  East Baton Rouge Parishes.

For the Lower Mississippi River...including Red River Landing, Baton
Rouge, Donaldsonville, Reserve, New Orleans...Major flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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 late tonight at 300 AM CDT.

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1058 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Baton Rouge.

* WHEN...From late Monday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 40.0 feet, The grounds of the older part of Louisiana
  State University`s campus become soggy. This includes the area
  around the Veterinary Medicine building, the Veterinary Medicine
  Annex, the stadium and ball fields. The city of Baton Rouge and
  the main LSU campus are protected by levees at this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 30.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 29.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Tuesday morning to a crest of 40.5 feet Wednesday,
    April 23. It will then fall below flood stage Friday, May 02.
  - Flood stage is 35.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3035 9113 3032 9130 3071 9159 3074 9130


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TJS