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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
247 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

  Sabine River Near Bon Wier

  Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.

&&

LAC011-115-TXC351-042000-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BWRT2.2.ER.240503T1035Z.240506T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
247 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Sabine River near Bon Wier.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 33.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding will occur.
  Low-lying roads and a few homes have some flooding between Bon
  Wier and Merryville. Camp houses along the river in Southwest
  Vernon Parish begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 30.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:15 PM CDT Friday was 30.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 33.9
    feet early Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Sabine River
Bon Wier    30.0  30.9  Fri 2 pm CDT 32.4  33.6  33.9


&&

LAT...LON 3104 9348 3082 9350 3053 9363 3055 9383
      3078 9367 3104 9361


$$

TXC199-245-042000-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SOLT2.2.ER.240502T1730Z.240505T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
247 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Pine Island Bayou near Sour Lake.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 30.5 feet, Riverbend Drive in Bevil Oaks is
  impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 28.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:45 PM CDT Friday was 28.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.0
    feet early Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Pine Island Bayou
Sour Lake        25.0  28.0  Fri 1 pm CDT 29.6  30.0  29.7


&&

LAT...LON 3012 9445 3024 9423 3021 9407 3013 9406
      3004 9445


$$

Brazzell