Alert Details
...The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana... Comite River At Comite Joor Rd affecting East Baton Rouge Parish. Amite River At Denham Springs affecting East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes. For the Amite And Comite Rivers...including Olive Branch, Comite Joor Rd, Darlington, Grangeville, Magnolia, Denham Springs, Bayou Manchac Point, Bayou Manchac Near Little Prairie, Port Vincent, French Settlement, Maurepas...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Comite River at Comite Joor Rd. * WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, High water will prevent recreational and industrial activity from Louisiana Highway 64 downstream to the Amite River junction. Farm animals and equipment should be moved to higher ground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 22.5 feet tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.5 feet on 12/28/2018. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood