National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
WGUS84 KLCH 210201
FLSLCH

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
901 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

  Calcasieu River near White Oak Park

  Calcasieu River Near Glenmora

  Sabine River Near Deweyville

  Sabine River Near Bon Wier

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Texas...

  Sabine River Near Burkeville

For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin,
Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is
forecast.
For the Sabine River...including Burkeville, Bon Wier, Deweyville,
Orange...Moderate flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1015 PM CDT.

&&

LAC115-TXC351-210315-
/O.CAN.KLCH.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-240421T0201Z/
/BRVT2.1.ER.240415T1610Z.240418T1800Z.240420T1735Z.UU/
901 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Sabine River Near Burkeville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 34.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall to 33.5 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then rise to 33.6 feet tomorrow evening. It will fall
    to 33.2 feet early Monday afternoon. It will then rise to
    33.3 feet Tuesday evening. It will fall to 33.2 feet
    Wednesday morning then rise again.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Sabine River
Burkeville  36.0  34.5  Sat 8 pm CDT 33.6  33.3  33.3


&&

LAT...LON 3122 9348 3102 9346 3081 9350 3083 9362
      3101 9363 3121 9360


$$

LAC019-220215-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240422T1200Z/
/CWOL1.1.FT.240415T2035Z.240419T0235Z.240422T0600Z.NO/
901 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

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

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

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 2.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:45 PM CDT Saturday was 3.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Monday morning and continue falling to 0.7 feet
    Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 2.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Calcasieu River
White Oak Park 2.0   2.5   Sat 7 pm CDT 2.1   1.6   1.2


&&

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


$$

LAC011-019-TXC351-361-220215-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DWYT2.3.ER.240412T0031Z.240414T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
901 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Sabine River near Deweyville.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding will occur. The
  lowest homes between Deweyville and the river begin to flood,
  especially in the Indian Lakes and River Oaks sections. Low-lying
  roads and a few homes in Southwestern Beauregard Parish have some
  flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:45 PM CDT Saturday was 26.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.2
    feet early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Sabine River
Deweyville  24.0  26.0  Sat 7 pm CDT 26.2  26.2  26.0


&&

LAT...LON 3057 9363 3011 9364 3011 9378 3031 9381
      3062 9378


$$

LAC011-115-TXC351-220215-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BWRT2.2.ER.240410T1747Z.240419T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
901 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Sabine River near Bon Wier.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 35.0 feet, Expect several secondary roads in the
  Merryville and Bon Wier areas near the river to be closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 34.3 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:15 PM CDT Saturday was 34.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 31.3 feet
    Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Sabine River
Bon Wier    30.0  34.3  Sat 8 pm CDT 33.1  32.1  31.7


&&

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


$$

LAC079-220215-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GLML1.2.ER.240410T2036Z.240413T0715Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
901 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* 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 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Monday morning and continue rising to a crest of 13.0
    feet early Tuesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  11.7  Sat 8 pm CDT 11.8  12.5  13.0


&&

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


$$

Tingler