...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Ouachita River At Monroe affecting Union, Ouachita and Caldwell Parishes. For the Ouachita River...including Felsenthal Lock and Dam, Monroe, Columbia...Major flooding is forecast.
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813 PM CDT Sun Apr 13 2025
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ouachita River at Monroe.
* WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, The Prairon Bayou recreational area floods
and closes. Lowland flooding becomes extensive at this stage
between levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 31.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 40.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Friday morning and continue rising to 45.0 feet Tuesday,
April 22. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
- Flood stage is 40.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
44.9 feet on 03/26/1903.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood