Flood Warning for Claiborne, LA
What: Minor flooding is forecast. 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...
Official alert brief
...The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana... Bayou D'arbonne At Lake Claiborne affecting Claiborne Parish. For the Bayou D'arbonne...including Lake Claiborne...Minor flooding is forecast.
WHAT
Minor flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Bayou D'arbonne at Lake Claiborne.
WHEN
From late tonight 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 7:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 187.6 feet. Forecast...The lake is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 188.5 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. Flood stage is 188.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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 800 AM CDT.