May 14: Civil Emergency Message- Morganza Spillway, LA

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Public Service (Civil Emergency or Danger) Watch
LAC009-045-097-099-101-150215-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
LOUISIANA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
902 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
GOVERNORS OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

...EMERGENCY MESSAGE FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA...

AVOYELLES...POINT COUPEE...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARTIN...IBERVILLE...
IBERIA...ASSUMPTION...ST. MARY...TERREBONNE...LAFOURCHE

DUE TO THE HIGH WATER IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...THE US ARMY CORPS
OF ENGINEERS HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THEY WILL OPEN THE MORGANZA
SPILLWAY WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE
SPILLWAY AND LOW LYING AREAS IN AND AROUND THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
BASIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CITIZENS SHOULD PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO INFORMATION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE MEDIA FOR
UPDATES AND FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.