Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
226 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

  Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Wednesday afternoon at 100 PM CDT.

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LAC115-011800-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-240501T1800Z/
/RPIL1.1.ER.240429T1117Z.240429T1600Z.240501T0600Z.NO/
226 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Hawks Road near the gauge becomes flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 18.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:45 PM CDT Tuesday was 18.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 6.7 feet
    early Sunday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Bayou Anacoco
Rosepine     17.0  18.9  Tue 1 pm CDT 14.2  11.9  9.9


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LAT...LON 3103 9327 3088 9333 3083 9358 3091 9356
      3109 9341


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