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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
230 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas...

  Village Creek Near Kountze

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 230 PM CDT.

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TXC199-191930-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0087.000000T0000Z-240522T1200Z/
/KOUT2.3.ER.240514T2015Z.240519T1200Z.240522T0000Z.NO/
230 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Village Creek near Kountze.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Major lowland flooding will occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 22.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:30 PM CDT Saturday was 22.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.0
    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Village Creek
Kountze      17.0  22.2  Sat 1 pm CDT 22.8  19.1  17.1


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LAT...LON 3048 9433 3050 9423 3026 9404 3016 9414
      3033 9433


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