re: The Great Flood of 2016: Fill Out Disaster Forms NOW. Link Inside!

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Should I stay by college or go by my cousin on Burbank by staring?

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i would not go to burbank and staring. starting to backflood over there now

Thanks, I'll let him know but he seems adamant about staying put.

The before and after flood maps after they redraw them are going to be very interesting to compare.

Millerville between I-12 and Old Hammond is a lake. The Lowe's, Best Buy and Target are all likely dealing with water in the stores.

At 1:00, the gauge right by Manchac that will show the backflow first, that has been backflowing for several hours now, is at 20 feet.



That is at the right red x on this map.



Now look on the left red X, this is the water levels. They are flowing west so we need to be prepared for an additional 6-7 feet along Bayou Fountain.

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What will determine how long this backwater flooding will last?

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The location of the particular tributary to the Amite River and the crest of the Amite River as it moves south.

Areas like Santa Maria or even the University Club won't see the worst of it until Monday afternoon as the crest moves south of Bayou Manchac. Basically the Bayou Fontain and Bayou Manchac waterways aren't out of the woods until the crest moves south.

Where is this on burbank?

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The only good thing for Bayou Fountain / Ward's Creek is that the distance from the Amite River is much greater for the backwater to travel compared with Jones Creek and Claycut Bayou.

I hope this makes the event less severe than Oneal Lane / Tiger Bend.

There are going to be a lot of job losses & job relocation outside of La associated with this flooding event. the economic hit is going to be bad for us