660
WGUS44 KLCH 171505
FLWLCH

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1005 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Louisiana...

  Calcasieu River Near Oakdale

For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin,
Kinder, Sam Houston Jones State Park, White Oak Park, Salt Water
Barrier, Port Of LCH...Moderate flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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

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LAC003-181515-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/OKDL1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.240520T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1005 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Oakdale.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Low secondary roads near the river begin
  to flood. Several houses in close proximity to the river are
  subject to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Friday was 16.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5
    feet early Monday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Oakdale        12.0  16.5  Fri 9 am CDT 17.1  18.7  19.5


&&

LAT...LON 3090 9265 3077 9267 3077 9272 3088 9270
      3090 9269


$$

Garcia