Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
906 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

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

  Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 915 PM CDT.

&&

LAC019-070215-
/O.CON.KLCH.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-240510T1200Z/
/LCHL1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
906 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - The latest estimated stage at 8:00 PM CDT Sunday was 4.1
    feet.
  - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
    maximum value of 4.3 feet tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Salt Water Barrie 4.0   4.1   Sun 8 pm CDT 4.2   4.2   4.1


&&

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


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