Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1023 AM CDT Tue May 20 2025

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

  Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

&&

LAC019-211530-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FL.W.0069.250520T1745Z-250525T0000Z/
/LCHL1.1.ER.250520T1745Z.250520T1800Z.250524T1200Z.NO/
1023 AM CDT Tue May 20 2025

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Salt Water Barrier.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 2.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
    maximum value of 4.1 feet this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Calcasieu River
Salt Water Barrie 4.0   2.5   Tue 9 am CDT 4.0   3.9   3.9


&&

LAT...LON 3036 9309 3029 9303 3014 9328 3017 9335
      3035 9332


$$

Denson