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WGUS84 KLIX 311449
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
949 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
LOUISIANA...
 
  TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT AFFECTING TANGIPAHOA PARISH 

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS 
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN 
AROUND AND DONT DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR 
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

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949 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR ROBERT.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE IN HOMES ALONG HIGHWAY 445 AND
  HIGHWAY 443. HIGHWAY 445 WILL BE UNDER WATER AND CLOSED FROM 190 TO
  INTERSTATE 12. LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 22 WILL BE UNDER WATER IN MANY 
  PLACES. ACCESS TO MAGNOLIA ISLAND AND LEES LANDING WILL BE CUT OFF.

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