Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1047 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...

  Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier

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 Wednesday morning at 1100 AM CDT.

&&

LAC019-171600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FL.W.0052.240418T0000Z-240420T1500Z/
/LCHL1.1.ER.240418T0000Z.240419T0000Z.240420T0300Z.NO/
1047 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to late Saturday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 3.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
    maximum value of 4.2 feet Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Calcasieu River
Salt Water Barrie 4.0   3.5   Tue 5 am CDT 3.8   4.0   3.9


&&

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


$$

MC
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