The National Weather Service says the entire Amite River is now below flood stage and water levels should continue to fall, The Associated Press reports.
Forecaster Fred Zeigler says backwater flooding, which has contributed to widespread flooding, appears to have leveled off and is retreating in some locations in St. John the Baptist, St. James, Ascension, Iberville, East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.
Zeigler says the Baton Rouge area could see 1 inch to 3 inches of rain this afternoon.
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He says forecasters would be watching the rainfall rate for a possible flash flood warning. Zeigler says the ground is saturated and the rain will have nowhere to go.
