Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Lake Charles, LA
Areas Affected: Calcasieu, LA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 9:21pm CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:21pm CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 9:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 9:21pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles LA
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River near White Oak Park affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jasper, Orange, Hardin and Jefferson Counties. For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near Salt Water Barrier. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 4.0 feet, Minor marshland flooding occurs. Flooding also begins on River Road in north Lake Charles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 1.8 feet. - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a maximum value of 4.1 feet just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c39b0a475d4541f891e248563cc28d2eb7d8526.003.1 Codes: LAC019 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c39b0a475d4541f891e248563cc28d2eb7d8526.003.1