Forecast flooding increased from Nonflood to Moderate severity - Avoyelles Parish

Headline	Forecast flooding increased from Nonflood to Moderate severity
Description	The Flood Warning Continues For The Red River near Alexandria. * from Sunday Evening Until Further Notice, or Until the Warning Is Cancelled. * At 9:00am Thursday the Stage was 31.3 Feet. * Moderate Flooding is Forecast. * Flood Stage is 32.0 Feet. * Forecast, Rise Above Flood Stage by Sunday Before Midnight And Continue to Rise to near 37.5 Feet by Monday Morning. * Impact, at Stages near 37.5 Feet, Water Reaches top of the Rails of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Bridge at Boyce. Considerable Backwater Flooding will Occur. * Impact, at Stages near 35.0 Feet, Considerable Overflow Below Alexandria to the Confluence with the Black River Occurs. Backwater Flooding Worsens Along Inflow Bayous That Drain Into the Red River. * Impact, at Stages near 32.0 Feet, Flooding of Lowland Areas Near The River Occurs and Recreational Boating is Affected. * Impact, at Stages near 31.0 Feet, Some of the Outfall Canals Are Slowed or Not Allowed to Drain Into the River Between 31 and 32 Feet. Depending on Rainfall this Could Cause Flooding Along Some Of The Bayous, Especially Along Bayou Rigolette. Commontext
Expires	5/28/15 11:51 PM
County/Area	Avoyelles Parish, LA (latitude: 31.0541, longitude: -92.0593)

The Flood Warning continues for the Red River Near Alexandria. * from Sunday evening until further notice...or until the warning is cancelled. * At 9:00 AM Thursday the stage was 31.3 feet. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 32.0 feet. * Forecast...rise above flood stage by Sunday before midnight and continue to rise to near 37.5 feet by Monday morning. * Impact...At stages near 37.5 feet...Water reaches top of the rails of the Texas and Pacific railroad bridge at Boyce. Considerable backwater flooding will occur. * Impact...At stages near 35.0 feet...Considerable overflow below Alexandria to the confluence with the Black River occurs. Backwater flooding worsens along inflow bayous that drain into the Red River. * Impact...At stages near 32.0 feet...Flooding of lowland areas near the river occurs and recreational boating is affected. * Impact...At stages near 31.0 feet...Some of the outfall canals are slowed or not allowed to drain into the river between 31 and 32 feet. Depending on rainfall this could cause flooding along some of the bayous, especially along Bayou Rigolette. && LAT...LON 3160 9271 3143 9285 3105 9223 3122 9173 3138 9185 3125 9227 $$