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Weekend Update
It was certainly a hard day to stay indoors. The sun was out all afternoon and it was just warm enough to be comfortable, but not hot enough to break a sweat. Tomorrow’s weather will be just as sunny, but it will be a few degrees warmer. Today’s sunshine was brought by an area of high pressure sitting overhead. Tomorrow that high will shift off to our east. South winds behind this high will bump our temperatures up by about 3 to 5 degrees. A ridge of high pressure will remain in place over the Gulf Coast through Tuesday keeping our weather quiet through that period. Temperatures will rebound into the mid 80s on Monday and stay that warm all week.
Mississippi River Levels:
This Mississippi River continues to rise across South Louisiana. Some flooding has occurred around the St. Francisville area, and some seepage is occurring across the Baton Rouge area. We will continue to see a small rise on the river before it crests next week. There are also some sand boils seeping through the levees. The Army Corps of Engineers have been watching these very closely. Here are the latest stages, and crest levels, and they have been raised:
At Baton Rouge: 42.7 feet. A River Flood Warning has been issued for this location. The River is forecast to crest at 43.0 feet by April 22nd. Flood Stage is at 35 feet, however, we are protected by the levees that go to around 45 feet. Click here for the latest on the Flood Warnings.
At Red River Landing: 60.2 feet. Flood Stage is at 48 feet, and a River Flood Warning is in effect here as well. The river is forecast to crest here at 60.5 feet on the morning of April 22nd. All river islands and camps will be under water!
At Donaldsonville: 31.3 feet. Flood stage is 27.0 feet. The river will crest at 31.5 feet on April 22nd a River Flood Warning is in effect for here as well.
**The Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened Friday, April 11th to relieve some of the pressure on the levees in New Orleans!! However, this will have very little effect on the river levels here in Baton Rouge.
The Following links can be used to get the latest River Levels across SE Louisiana:
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