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Weather Forecast Office Lake Charles, LA

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Whisky Chitto Creek near Mittie are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 23 Moderate Flood Stage: 20 Flood Stage: 15 Action Stage: 15 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 32.80 ft on 05/18/1953 (2) 25.80 ft on 06/29/1989 (3) 25.70 ft on 06/01/1886 (4) 25.67 ft on 12/28/1982 (5) 24.75 ft on 11/30/2001 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 22.27 ft on 10/11/2020 (2) 14.40 ft on 09/27/2020 (3) 19.96 ft on 05/10/2019 (4) 23.29 ft on 03/31/2018 (5) 22.77 ft on 04/05/2017 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 1.92 ft on 09/06/2000 (2) 1.98 ft on 10/31/2000 (3) 2.05 ft on 07/28/2008 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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32.79	The river is at its flood of record. Major to catastrophic flooding will occur.
29	The creek is over a mile wide with several homes flooded. Large sections of Carpters Bridge, Baggett and Tenmile roads will have several feet of water over them.
26	Hwy 26 has 2 to 3 feet of water over it.
24	Several structures in the Simmons Settlement community begin to flood.
23	Numerous Secondary roads near Whisky Chitto creek begin to flood. Some spots on Hwy 26 have between one and two feet of water over the road. Highway 26 will be closed.
22	Water is over highway 26 in the vicinity of the bridge. Water may cover highway 377 when the creek is rising and forecast to reach 22 feet and subject to being closed. Water also begins to threaten the community of Simmons Settlement.
20	Moderate lowland flooding along the creek will occur. When the creek is rising and forecast to reach 20 feet, highway 377 may have water beginning to cover it.
18.2	Carpenter's Bridge Road is flooded.
15	Minor lowland flooding near the creek will occur with Willards Camp Road as well as other secondary roads near the creek flooded.

About This Location

Latitude: 30.698611° N, Longitude: 92.893889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 15 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 46.24 ft 61.24 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Mittie

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