Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1007 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

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

  Bayou Nezpique Near Basile

For the Bayou Nezpique...including Basile...Minor flooding is
forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1015 AM CDT.

&&

LAC001-003-039-053-181515-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0090.240518T1500Z-000000T0000Z/
/BSLL1.1.ER.240518T1500Z.240521T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1007 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Bayou Nezpique near Basile.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Minor agricultural flood damage will occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 21.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow morning and continue rising to 23.0 feet
    Tuesday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Bayou Nezpique
Basile        22.0  21.3  Fri 9 am CDT 22.1  22.4  22.8


&&

LAT...LON 3062 9250 3022 9256 3022 9267 3046 9269
      3061 9262


$$

Garcia