...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING AFFECTING EAST BATON
ROUGE...POINTE COUPEE AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BATON ROUGE AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE AND
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DONALDSONVILLE AFFECTING ASCENSION PARISH

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RESERVE AFFECTING ST. CHARLES...ST. JAMES AND
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISHES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 24 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.

&&

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 57.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 57.5 FEET BY
MONDAY MAY 06 THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 54.0 FEET...ALL RIVER ISLANDS ALONG THE REACH FROM RED
RIVER LANDING TO BATON ROUGE WILL BE INUNDATED. RECREATIONAL CAMPS
AND RIVER BOTTOM LAND WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER APPROACHES ANGOLA
FARM LAND.
* 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.


&&

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...

.AN UNSETTLED AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM.
EFFICIENT RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO RESULT WITH RAIN RATES AT
TIMES HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE THREAT OF
FLOODING RAINS WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT LATER IN THE DAY FROM WEST TO EAST.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, EAST
BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, LIVINGSTON, NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA,
POINTE COUPEE, SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA, ST. HELENA, ST. TAMMANY,
WASHINGTON, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WEST FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI, AMITE, PIKE, WALTHALL, AND WILKINSON.

* UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* GENERALLY 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAIN RATES AT TIMES MAY APPROACH
4 INCHES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.

* IMPACTS INCLUDE RAPID RISES ON AREA SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
RAPID PONDING OF WATER THAT MAY OVERWHELM LOCAL DRAINAGE
CAPACITIES DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAIN RATES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

.A VIGOROUS SPRING STORM DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM.

* WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS
AND EVEN WEAK OR DEAD TREES. THESE CAN FALL ON POWER LINES,
VEHICLES, AND HOUSES. LOOSE YARD EQUIPMENT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND
AND POSSIBLY EVEN BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
EAST CENTRAL IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN AMITE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.

* AT 547 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BATON ROUGE, ZACHARY, BAKER, DENHAM SPRINGS, PORT ALLEN, CLINTON,
GREENSBURG, OAK HILLS PLACE, ST. GABRIEL, WALKER, ADDIS, BRUSLY,
KENTWOOD, LIVINGSTON, SLAUGHTER, WILSON, OSYKA, NORWOOD, MONTPELIER
AND WESTMINSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RED RIVER LANDING AFFECTING EAST BATON
ROUGE...POINTE COUPEE AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BATON ROUGE AFFECTING EAST BATON ROUGE AND
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISHES

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DONALDSONVILLE AFFECTING ASCENSION PARISH

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT RESERVE AFFECTING ST. CHARLES...ST. JAMES AND
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISHES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 24 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.

&&

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BATON ROUGE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 39.9 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 40.5 FEET BY
TUESDAY MAY 07 THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...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.
* IMPACT...AT 38.0 FEET...RIVER TRAFFIC AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY ON THE
RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEES WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED. NAVIGATIONAL
SAFETY REGULATIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
* IMPACT...AT 36.0 FEET...RIVER TRAFFIC AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY ON THE
RIVER SIDE OF THE LEVEES WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED. NAVIGATIONAL
SAFETY REGULATIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
* IMPACT...AT 35.0 FEET...RIVER ISLANDS FROM RED RIVER LANDING
DOWNSTREAM TO BATON ROUGE WILL BE INUNDATED.

&&