Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana...

Tickfaw River Near Holden affecting Livingston Parish.

Bogue Falaya River At Boston St in Covington affecting St. Tammany Parish.

Amite River At Bayou Manchac Point affecting East Baton Rouge Parish.

Tangipahoa River Near Robert affecting Tangipahoa Parish.

Tchefuncte River Above U.S. Highway 190 Near Covington affecting St. Tammany Parish.

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. For the Tickfaw River...including Liverpool, Holden, Killian, Montpelier...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tangipahoa River...including Osyka, Kentwood, Tangi. River near Tickfaw, Amite, Robert...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tchefuncte River...including Folsom, U.S. Highway 190 Near Covington...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Bogue Falaya...including Camp Covington, Boston St in Covington...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tickfaw River near Holden.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Wooded areas in the vicinity of the Highway 190 bridge will be inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 14.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 16.0 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.0 feet on 03/14/1956. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood