Is east houma going to flood?

Huh?

Michel Claudet was on WWL Radio this afternoon and said that anyone East of Hwy 311 should just be cautious but not alarmed.

Our overall water table will be increased but Terrebonne flooding (if the system works as it should) should be concentrated to areas closer to Morgan City like Donner, Gibson, and Bayou Black.

And guys, it's a 1st post, so obviously this is someone looking for info. Not everyone has been on here day after day. There is a lot of misinformation and concern out there (not to mention some media infused panic), so you should expect plenty of questions. And rightfully so, this event is without precedent. So in reality, nobody knows for sure.

To the original poster, if your house is above 6' in elevation you should be okay. But the water level in Terrebonne Parish should be high for awhile, so any heavy rains after the Morganza water gets this far south could cause some situational flooding in low lying neighborhoods (just my opinion).

I didnt live at this residence for ike so I have no idea :(

You might ask your neighbors about Ike. But this is very different from a hurricane. But bayoudude is right, that would be a good rule of thumb.

Here's the link to Michel's Claudet's interview on WWL Radio:

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The Intracostal canal would have to come up several feet to get water into Village East/Friendswood/Lafayette Woods. But as someone said, those bayouside homes will get water. All it takes is about 2 ft of rise in Bayou Terrebone to get them wet.

I grew up in Lafayette Woods and I've been through Juan, Andrew and many others there. Never a threat for flooding... But I still tell my dad to this day that some flood insurance would be a good idea.