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EXPIRED5/17/2024 10:07:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/17/2024 10:07:00 AM until 5/18/2024 10:15:00 AM
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix. Click
on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 1215 AM CDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...
Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice
For the Bayou Des Cannes...including Eunice...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1015 AM CDT.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19.8 feet, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 18 STRUCTURES NEAR
THE BAYOU WILL BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 AM CDT Friday was 16.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood