Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1003 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...

  Calcasieu River Near Glenmora

For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin,
Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is
forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by 10:00PM CDT on 03/27. Wednesday
evening at 1015 PM CDT.

&&

LAC079-280315-
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/GLML1.1.ER.240328T0000Z.240329T0000Z.240330T0000Z.NO/
1003 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to early Saturday morning.

* 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 9:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.1 feet.
  - Localized heavy rainfall on the 25th near the drainage basin
    has lead to recent increase in river height.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow evening to a crest of 12.5 feet Thursday evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  11.1  Tue 9 pm CDT 12.0  12.5  12.0


&&

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


$$

CK


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