The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge.
* Until further notice.
* At 10:00 am Tuesday the stage was 35.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 35.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river is expected to continue rising until slowly
cresting at around 35.4 feet from tomorrow morning through Friday
morning. The river is expected to begin slowly falling thereafter.
* Impact... at 35.0 feet... river islands from Red River Landing
downstream to Baton Rouge will be inundated.
1134 am CDT Tue may 21 2013
The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Red River Landing.
* Until further notice.
* Impact... at 51.0 feet... all river islands along The Reach from red
* at 10:00 am Tuesday the stage was 52.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river is currently slowly cresting and is expected to
to remain at or near its current stage from now through Thursday
morning. The river is expected to begin slowly falling thereafter.
* River Landing to Baton Rouge will be inundated. Recreational camps
and river bottom farm land will be under water.
