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WGUS84 KLCH 171507 RRA
FLSLCH

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1007 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...

  Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice

For the Bayou Des Cannes...including Eunice...Moderate flooding is
forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1015 AM CDT.

&&

LAC001-039-097-181515-
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/BDCL1.2.ER.240517T0955Z.240518T1800Z.240521T0712Z.UU/
1007 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.8 feet, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 18 STRUCTURES NEAR
  THE BAYOU WILL BE FLOODED.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:15 AM CDT Friday was 16.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage early Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Bayou Des Cannes
Eunice          16.0  16.7  Fri 9 am CDT 19.5  18.7  17.1


&&

LAT...LON 3057 9240 3056 9235 3019 9256 3022 9260
      3045 9257


$$

Garcia