From the National Weather Service:
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA 656 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LOUISIANA... THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT CAMP COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY PARISH THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT BOSTON ST IN COVINGTON AFFECTING ST. TAMMANY PARISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && LAC103-190656- /O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0112.091218T1526Z-091219T1438Z/ /CGSL1.1.ER.091218T1526Z.091219T0000Z.091219T0838Z.NO/ 656 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A... * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER AT CAMP COVINGTON. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE FLOOD STAGE IS 45.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 47.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 45.0 FEET...WATER WILL ENCROACH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE GAGE. RESIDENCES ON THE EAST BANK NEAR THE RIVER WILL BE THREATENED. EATER WILL COVER ENTRANCE DRIVEWAYS TO PROPERTY ON THE EAST BANK.




