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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

  Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice

  Calcasieu River Near Kinder

  Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier

  Calcasieu River Near Oberlin

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

  Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake

  Whisky Chitto Creek Near Mittie

  West Fork of The Calcasieu River At Sam Houston Jones SP

  Calcasieu River near White Oak Park

  Calcasieu River Near Glenmora

For the Bundick Creek...including Bundick Lake...Major flooding is
forecast.
For the Whisky Chitto Creek...including Mittie...Minor flooding is
forecast.
For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin,
Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Moderate flooding is
forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Friday evening at 745 PM CDT.

&&

LAC001-039-097-130045-
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/BDCL1.1.ER.240411T1015Z.240412T0600Z.240412T2230Z.UU/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding begins along the bayou with
  a few structures right along the bayou threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:15 PM CDT Thursday was 16.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.6
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Bayou Des Cannes
Eunice          16.0  16.6  Thu 7 pm CDT 15.9  12.3  6.7


&&

LAT...LON 3057 9240 3056 9235 3019 9256 3022 9260
      3045 9257


$$

LAC003-130045-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-240416T0045Z/
/MTTL1.1.ER.240412T1224Z.240413T1200Z.240415T1245Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Whisky Chitto Creek near Mittie.

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 18.2 feet, Carpenter`s Bridge Road is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 13.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 19.0 feet Saturday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Whisky Chitto Creek
Mittie             15.0  13.5  Thu 7 pm CDT 18.0  18.6  16.5


&&

LAT...LON 3074 9284 3059 9287 3049 9285 3047 9294
      3061 9299 3075 9294


$$

LAC011-130045-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-240415T0900Z/
/BKDL1.3.ER.240411T1034Z.240412T1800Z.240415T0300Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Bundick Creek at Bundick Lake.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 100.0 feet, Major flooding can be expected. Numerous
  homes and camps are flooded around the lake. Water covers Highway
  394 on the west end of the lake. Highway 113 downstream of
  Bundicks Lake is subject to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 98.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:00 PM CDT Thursday was 98.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 100.0
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage late Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 97.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Bundick Creek
Bundick Lake 97.0  98.6  Thu 6 pm CDT 99.7  98.2  97.1


&&

LAT...LON 3082 9324 3080 9317 3080 9313 3062 9293
      3057 9295 3065 9305


$$

LAC003-053-130045-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0043.240413T0448Z-000000T0000Z/
/KDRL1.1.ER.240413T0448Z.240414T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Kinder.

* WHEN...From Friday evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If gage reading at Kinder reaches 18 feet,
  flooding begins to cut off some of the roads around Topsy in
  Northwest Jefferson Davis Parish.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow evening and continue rising to a crest of 18.5
    feet early Sunday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Kinder         16.0  12.7  Thu 7 pm CDT 15.6  17.7  18.4


&&

LAT...LON 3059 9277 3045 9293 3033 9309 3035 9318
      3058 9290


$$

LAC019-130045-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0046.240413T1800Z-240417T0000Z/
/LCHL1.1.ER.240413T1800Z.240413T1800Z.240416T1200Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Salt Water Barrier.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 4.0 feet, Minor marshland flooding occurs. Flooding
  also begins on River Road in north Lake Charles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - There is no current observed data.
  - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
    maximum value of 4.0 feet early Saturday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Salt Water Barrie 4.0   MSG   unknown      3.7   4.0   3.9


&&

LAT...LON 3036 9309 3029 9303 3014 9328 3017 9335
      3035 9332


$$

LAC003-130045-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0045.240415T0100Z-000000T0000Z/
/OBCL1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Oberlin.

* WHEN...From Sunday evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Moderate flooding will occur with several
  access roads to the river flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.0
    feet Wednesday morning. It will then rise to 17.0 feet
    Wednesday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Oberlin        13.0  9.0   Thu 7 pm CDT 12.6  11.6  12.9


&&

LAT...LON 3078 9267 3058 9277 3058 9289 3071 9283
      3077 9273


$$

LAC019-130045-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-240413T1800Z/
/LCRL1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240412T0600Z.240412T1800Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...West Fork of The Calcasieu River at Sam Houston Jones SP.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, Low spots on South Perkins Ferry Road have
  water on it. Water is over some boat docks on South Perkins Ferry
  Road and over boat ramps at Sam Houston Jones State Park.
  Extensive marshland flooding will occur upstream and downstream
  from the park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - There is no current observed data.
  - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage early
    tomorrow afternoon to 2.6 feet Sunday morning. It will then
    rise to 2.8 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will fall to 2.4
    feet Monday morning. It will then rise to 2.8 feet Monday
    evening. It will fall to 2.6 feet Tuesday morning then rise
    again.
  - Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

West Fork of The Calcasieu River
Sam Houston Jones SP         5.0   MSG   unknown      4.7   3.2   2.7


&&

LAT...LON 3032 9323 3028 9323 3028 9331 3030 9332
      3032 9329


$$

LAC019-130045-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CWOL1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near White Oak Park.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 3.0 feet, Water over lowest portions of Goos Ferry
  Road. Cars should be moved to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:20 PM CDT Thursday the stage was -0.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will oscillate below flood stage with a
    maximum value of 3.5 feet Thursday, April 18. It will rise
    above flood stage Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 2.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
White Oak Park 2.0   -0.1  Thu 7 pm CDT 0.9   1.2   1.5


&&

LAT...LON 3038 9314 3031 9303 3025 9308 3019 9321
      3030 9329


$$

LAC079-130045-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GLML1.2.ER.240410T2036Z.240414T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, When the river is rising and forecast to
  reach 16 feet, portions of Highway 112 between Highway 121 and
  Beechwood Church is subject to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:45 PM CDT Thursday was 14.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.5
    feet Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  14.0  Thu 6 pm CDT 15.1  16.2  16.5


&&

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


$$

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