Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1036 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

  Calcasieu River Near Glenmora

For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin,
Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is
forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Monday morning at 1045 AM CDT.

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LAC079-221545-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-240426T1200Z/
/GLML1.2.ER.240410T2036Z.240413T0715Z.240426T0600Z.NO/
1036 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, When the river is falling and the gauge
  reading is forecast to be near 12 feet, flooding of forested areas
  near the river will occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 13.0 feet early
    Tuesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  11.6  Sun 9 am CDT 12.3  13.0  12.7


&&

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


$$

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