Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Shreveport, LA
Areas Affected: Claiborne, LA
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:43am CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:43am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 11:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 11:43am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 9:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO SATURDAY MORNING... ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Louisiana... Bayou D'arbonne At Lake Claiborne affecting Claiborne Parish. For the Bayou D'arbonne...including Lake Claiborne...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Bayou D'arbonne at Lake Claiborne. * WHEN...From this morning to Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 187.5 feet, Expect flooding of some camps. Also boats should be moved from boathouses to avoid boat damage due to rising water. Some secondary roadways will also be flooded and travel around the lake will be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 188.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 189.0 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 188.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 189.1 feet on 04/14/2019. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website address into your favorite web browser URL bar: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1145 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0df9e783c40d410dfc9384bff1e530f26f7cf5f7.001.1 Codes: LAC027 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0df9e783c40d410dfc9384bff1e530f26f7cf5f7.001.1