…The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana…
Red River At Grand Ecore affecting Red River, Grant and
Natchitoches Parishes.
For the Red River…including Grand Ecore…Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Red River at Grand Ecore.
* WHEN…From late Tuesday night to Friday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 33.0 feet, Minor flooding of lowlands in the Red
River floodplain between levees take place.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 23.7 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 33.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Wednesday morning to a crest of 34.0 feet Wednesday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
morning.
– Flood stage is 33.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
34.0 feet on 02/22/2001.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood