Active AlertsRosaryville, LA

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix. Clickon the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1030 AM CDT.

...The National Weather Service in New Orleans LA has issued a FloodWarning for the following rivers in Louisiana...Tangipahoa River Near Robert affecting Tangipahoa Parish.For the Tangipahoa River...including Osyka, Kentwood, Tangi. Rivernear Tickfaw, Amite, Robert...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Tangipahoa River near Robert.* WHEN...From late Friday night to early Tuesday morning.* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Low places along Highway 22 south ofRobert will be under water. Water will approach the entrance ofHidden Oaks Campground. Trailers at the camp ground will be unableto be moved out when the river reaches 18 feet.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.0 feet.- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stageearly Saturday morning to a crest of 17.5 feet early Sundaymorning. It will then fall below flood stage late Mondayevening.- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana, including the followingparishes, Central Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana,Eastern Ascension, Eastern Orleans, Iberville, Lower Tangipahoa,Northern Livingston, Northern St. Tammany, Northern Tangipahoa,Pointe Coupee, Southeast St. Tammany, Southern Livingston,Southwestern St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St.John The Baptist, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St.Bernard, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, WesternAscension and Western Orleans and southern Mississippi, includingthe following areas, Amite, Northern Hancock, Northern Harrison,Northern Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Southern Hancock, SouthernHarrison, Southern Jackson, Walthall and Wilkinson.* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Multiple rounds of storms will be moving through the areatonight and continuing through Saturday morning. 3 to 6inches of rainfall with locally higher amounts will bepossible, enhancing the flash flood threat.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood