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WGUS84 KLIX 110110
FLSNEW
LAC101-111300-
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA 
811 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2002

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR 
MORGAN CITY.

THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT 5.1 FEET
AT 7 PM THIS EVENING WHERE THE FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. ACCOMPANIED 
BY WIND AND TIDAL FLUCTUATIONS THE ATCHAFALAYA WILL UNDERGO A VERY
SLOW RISE THROUGH THE 15TH. IT IS ULTIMATELY EXPECTED TO RISE TO A
CREST OF 6.3 FEET NEAR 7AM ON THE 28TH. BY 6.0 FEET THE CITY DOCK 
WILL BE UNDER WATER. WATER WILL ALSO COVER THE LOWER END OF 
BELLEVIEW FRONT STREET IN BERWICK. VESSEL TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED 
BY THE STRONG RIVER CURRENTS AND VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES WILL BE 
STRICTLY ENFORCED BY THE US COAST GUARD.  

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED. 

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

STAY TUNED FOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.