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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1029 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

  Atchafalaya River At Morgan City

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Louisiana...

  Sabine River Near Deweyville

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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LAC011-019-TXC351-361-191530-
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1029 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

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

* WHERE...Sabine River near Deweyville.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 24.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:45 AM CDT Friday was 24.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue falling to 23.0 feet Wednesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Sabine River
Deweyville  24.0  24.2  Fri 9 am CDT 23.9  23.6  23.3


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


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LAC099-101-191530-
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1029 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Atchafalaya River at Morgan City.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Buildings at the foot of Ann Street on the
  river side of the flood wall will flood as water overtops the Rio
  Oil Company dock. Buildings on the river side of the Berwick
  floodwall will flood. River traffic restrictions will be strictly
  enforced. In addition, backwater flooding could potentially impact
  portions areas around Lake Palourde and Stephensville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 4.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Tuesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 7.0 feet
    Sunday, April 27.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Atchafalaya River
Morgan City      6.0   4.8   Fri 10 am CD 5.2   5.4   5.7


&&

LAT...LON 2997 9124 2980 9110 2939 9113 2951 9154
      2986 9139 2995 9147


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