Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
951 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

  Calcasieu River Near Glenmora

  Sabine River Near Deweyville

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...Minor flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Thursday evening at 1000 PM CDT.

&&

LAC011-019-TXC351-361-290300-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-240331T0000Z/
/DWYT2.1.ER.240320T0145Z.240325T0915Z.240330T1200Z.NO/
951 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Sabine River near Deweyville.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 24.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 24.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Saturday morning and continue falling to 21.3 feet Monday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Sabine River
Deweyville  24.0  24.5  Wed 8 pm CDT 24.3  24.2  23.8


&&

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


$$

LAC079-290300-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0028.240329T0900Z-240331T1800Z/
/GLML1.1.ER.240329T0900Z.240330T0000Z.240331T1200Z.NO/
951 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...From late Thursday night to early Sunday afternoon.

* 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 Wednesday the stage was 11.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.5
    feet Friday evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  11.5  Wed 8 pm CDT 11.6  12.5  12.2


&&

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


$$

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