Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 18 at 10:10AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 8:10am
Expires:
June 19, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...
Amite River At Bayou Manchac Point affecting East Baton Rouge
Parish.
Amite River At Port Vincent affecting Livingston and Ascension
Parishes.
For the Amite And Comite Rivers...including Olive Branch, Comite Joor
Rd, Darlington, Grangeville, Magnolia, Denham Springs, Bayou Manchac
Point, Bayou Manchac Near Little Prairie, Port Vincent, French
Settlement, Maurepas...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Amite River at Bayou Manchac Point.
* WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Amite River Road and Horseshoe Drive will
be impassable. A few homes on Horseshoe Drive will flood. Water
will be approaching Kendalwood Road and access to property will be
threatened.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 5.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 10.5 feet
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.2
feet on 02/21/2012.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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 when updates are needed.
Area Description:
East Baton Rouge, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: