WGUS84 KLIX 100159

FLSLIX



Flood Statement

National Weather Service New Orleans LA

859 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in 

Louisiana...



  Bogue Chitto River Near Bush affecting St. Tammany Parish.



For the Bogue Chitto River...including Tylertown, Franklinton, 

Bush...Minor flooding is forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



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 Saturday afternoon at 100 PM CDT.



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859 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Bogue Chitto River near Bush.



* WHEN...Until Monday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Homes in low-lying areas on the downstream 

  side of Louisiana Highway 21 near the bridge will flood. The 

  access road upstream of the bridge will remain inundated.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 11.9 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.3

    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage

    early Monday morning.

  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3067 8995 3063 8983 3053 8978 3053 8982

      3058 8986 3062 8999 3081 9018 3081 9012





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