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Baton Rouge asks residents to prepare for Tropical Storm winds and flooding
Posted on 9/4/18 at 4:15 am
Posted on 9/4/18 at 4:15 am
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Baton Rouge officials ask residents to prepare for potential flooding as region braces for storm
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Local and state officials are closely watching what could become a tropical depression headed toward southeast Louisiana and are asking residents to prepare for significant rainfall later this week despite the somewhat uncertain impacts of the system.
The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm warning for the central Gulf Coast starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, which means tropical storm conditions are forecast within 48 hours, including winds between 39 and 73 mph.
The main threat for the Baton Rouge area appears to be flooding as the system is now projected to dump heavy rain on the region Tuesday night into Wednesday, according the National Weather Service in Slidell. Experts are also concerned because recent rainy weather over the past several days has left the ground saturated in some areas, increasing the risk of flooding.
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The current tropical storm watch extends from the Alabama–Florida border to Morgan City. In addition to East and West Baton Rouge parishes, the watch area includes Iberville, Livingston, the Florida parishes and the River parishes between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The Acadiana region is not included in that watch area but will likely receive heavy rainfall that could cause some threat of flooding, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.
Forecasts for the Baton Rouge metro area show potential rainfall of 4 to 7 inches over the course of the upcoming week between Monday night and Thursday. The Lafayette area is similarly projected to receive around 5 inches within the next several days.
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Zeigler added that local rivers — which flooded spectacularly in 2016 — are "in OK shape" and not a major source of alarm right now given their current levels. He said forecasters are watching known trouble spots and could start issuing flash flood watches and warnings within 36 hours of a projected event, in this case potentially starting Monday afternoon or evening.
The meteorologist also said he is cautious about comparing one weather event to another and would not want to suggest that the current tropical system is at all similar to the 2016 floods that devastated the Baton Rouge region and parts of Acadiana.
This post was edited on 9/4/18 at 4:16 am
Posted on 9/4/18 at 4:24 am to goofball
Little wind little rain
Everyone settle the F down.
Everyone settle the F down.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 4:46 am to goofball
Wouldn't it be awesome if we already had a thread dedicated to this exact topic?
Posted on 9/4/18 at 6:34 am to goofball
This gives Mayor SWB a reason to spend $300,000 on a study about tropical storm preparedness.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 6:37 am to goofball
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Zeigler added that local rivers — which flooded spectacularly in 2016 — are "in OK shape"
Good to know that the rivers the region depends on for drainage are in “OK” shape.
This post was edited on 9/4/18 at 6:37 am
Posted on 9/4/18 at 7:10 am to dewster
They were doing a photo op last night.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 7:25 am to goofball
It might not even rain as it passes by. There’s no western side to this storm.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 7:26 am to The Boat
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It might not even rain as it passes by. There’s no western side to this storm.
If you go far enough East, there sure is.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 7:27 am to dewster
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local rivers — which flooded spectacularly in 2016
flooded spectacularly? That’s an odd way to describe what happened in 2016
Posted on 9/4/18 at 7:32 am to tigerbutt
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Little wind little rain Everyone settle the F down.
Yep
Posted on 9/4/18 at 8:14 am to goofball
I have 2 cases of MREs, a LifeStraw, and a Rambo knife.
I'm ready.
I'm ready.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 8:19 am to goofball
Fred's just doubled its beer order for tonight.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 8:21 am to SPEEDY
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flooded spectacularly? That’s an odd way to describe what happened in 2016
I would have described it as "largely preventable" flooding.
Since the 3 parishes most impacted have been paying taxes for 20 years on a diversion canal that has never been built. Said canal would have lowered water levels by up to 16" in some areas, which would have saved thousands of families a lot of heartache.
The Amite and Comite rivers have also been silted up and ignored for decades, and were (and still are) in need of dredging and clearing.
This post was edited on 9/4/18 at 8:22 am
Posted on 9/4/18 at 8:56 am to goofball
The disaster could have been mitigated somewhat , but it would have been a tremendous event nevertheless.
The diversion canal certainly would have helped as would a reservoir. And not maintaing the Amite River channel was and still is s dereliction of duty.
On the other hand fortune smiled on some. It would have been worse if they hadn't drained Spanish Lake and "accidentally" created a downstream reservoir.
Two years post flood and we have movement on the diversion canal, but little else.
The diversion canal certainly would have helped as would a reservoir. And not maintaing the Amite River channel was and still is s dereliction of duty.
On the other hand fortune smiled on some. It would have been worse if they hadn't drained Spanish Lake and "accidentally" created a downstream reservoir.
Two years post flood and we have movement on the diversion canal, but little else.
Posted on 9/4/18 at 9:24 am to doubleb
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The diversion canal certainly would have helped as would a reservoir.
I know they finally got some federal funding to kick start the diversion canal. Where is the reservoir going? St Helena?
Posted on 9/4/18 at 11:27 am to dewster
Reservoir was proposed in Darlington but zealots stopped it cold.
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