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Flood Warning issued May 5 at 9:14PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

AREAS AFFECTED: Bossier, LA; Webster, LA

DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Bodcau Bayou At Bayou Bodcau Lake affecting Webster and Bossier Parishes. For the Bodcau Bayou...including Bayou Bodcau Lake...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Bodcau Bayou at Bayou Bodcau Lake. * WHEN...From late Sunday night until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 172.0 feet, Expect bankfull conditions on Red Chute Bayou. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 170.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 171.0 feet. - Forecast...Bayou Bodcau Lake is expected to rise above the 172 foot flood stage Monday, May 12 and continue rising to 173.0 feet Thursday, May 15. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 172.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 173.1 feet on 04/17/2017. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

INSTRUCTION: Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website address into your favorite web browser URL bar: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV The next statement will be issued Tuesday evening at 900 PM CDT.

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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