Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
758 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Texas...

  Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake

  West Fork of The Calcasieu River At Sam Houston Jones SP

  Calcasieu River Near Glenmora

  Calcasieu River near White Oak Park

  Calcasieu River Near Kinder

  Sabine River Near Deweyville

  Neches River Near Evadale

  Neches River Near Town Bluff

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Texas...

  Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine

  Village Creek Near Kountze

  Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Louisiana...

  Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 900 PM CDT.

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LAC079-030100-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-240504T0600Z/
/GLML1.1.ER.240428T0230Z.240501T0945Z.240504T0000Z.NO/
758 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Some roads upstream from Glenmora,
  including Strothers Crossing Road near the community of Calcasieu
  and Price Crossing Road near Hineston have two to three feet of
  water over the road and are subject to being closed. Flooding of
  forested areas near the river will also occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 13.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Friday evening and continue falling to 11.3 feet Monday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  13.1  Wed 7 pm CDT 12.5  12.0  11.7


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LAT...LON 3115 9275 3105 9265 3090 9262 3090 9269
      3113 9279


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