…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Mississippi…Louisiana…
Pearl River Near Bogalusa affecting Washington and Pearl River
Counties.
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana…Mississippi…
Mississippi River At Red River Landing affecting East Baton Rouge,
West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee Parishes.
Pearl River Near Pearl River affecting Pearl River, St. Tammany
and Hancock Counties.
For the Lower Mississippi River…including Red River Landing…
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Lower Pearl River…including Bogalusa, Pearl River…Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Pearl River near Bogalusa.
* WHEN…From late Saturday night to Sunday, June 22.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Woodlands and crop acreage along the river
will be flooded. The Bogue Chitto Wildlife Management area will be
inundated with water in recreational camps and over access roads.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 15.1 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Sunday morning to a crest of 20.0 feet early Wednesday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday, June
22.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood