Reply #50: Here's the NOAA flood report/prediction for Washington Parish, LA:

[Peace Patriot]

LAC103-117-MSC045-109-310209-
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE,AL
109 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER PEARL NEAR BOGALUSA...PEARL
RIVER.

ON THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA THE LATEST STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET AT 10 AM
TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 20.0 FEET
1 AM WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31. AT 20.0 FEET CAMPS AND ACCESS ROADS NEAR THE RIVER
WILL BE UNDER WATER. FARMLAND AND WOODED AREAS NEAR THE RIVER WILL BE INUNDATED.


ON THE PEARL RIVER NEAR PEARL RIVER THE LATEST STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET AT 12 PM
TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE AT
7 PM WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 17.5 FEET 1 AM
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2. AT 18.0 FEET RIVER GARDENS SUBDIVISION WILL BE MODERATELY
FLOODED WITH SEVERAL STREETS IMPASSABLE AND A FEW HOMES FLOODED IN THE VICINITY
OF GUM BAYOU. A FEW HOMES WILL ALSO BE THREATENED IN MAGNOLIA FOREST.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=LAZ039&warncounty=LAC117&local_place1=Washington+Parish&product1=Hazardous+Weather+Outlook