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FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 
926 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO NONFLOOD SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA...
THE BOGUE CHITTO RIVER AT FRANKLINTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH 
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 72 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 DON'T 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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926 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE BOGUE CHITTO RIVER AT FRANKLINTON.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.8 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
  BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.5 FEET BY
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...HOMES...RECREATIONAL CAMPS...AND INDUSTRY
  FOR A MILE ALONG THE EAST BANK BELOW THE FRANKLILNTON BRIDGE WILL
  BE FLOODED. BOGUE CHITTO HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
  SOME HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED. HOMES ON THE WEST BANK NORTH OF
  LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 10 WILL FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...BOGUE CHITTO HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION WILL BEGIN
  TO FLOOD. SOME HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED. HOMES ON THE WEST BANK NORTH
  OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 10 WILL FLOOD.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SAND
  AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS BE STOPPED AND EQUIPMENT SECURED. ACCESS
  ROADS TO RECREATIONAL AREAS WILL FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THERE WILL BE MINOR FLOODING ALONG BOTH
  BANKS. THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY AND PARISH CORRECTIONS FACILITY
  WILL REQUIRE FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES AS RIVER FRONT PROPERTY WILL
  FLOOD. SAND BAGGING IS RECOMMENDED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SAND AND
  GRAVEL OPERATIONS BE STOPPED AND EQUIPMENT SECURED. ACCESS ROADS TO
  RECREATIONAL AREAS WILL FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY AND PARISH
  CORRECTIONS FACILITY WILL REQUIRE FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES AS
  RIVER FRONT PROPERTY WILL FLOOD. SAND BAGGING IS RECOMMENDED.


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