Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 8 at 8:38AM CDT until May 10 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 6:38am
Expires:
May 9, 2026 - 6:45am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...
Calcasieu River Near Glenmora
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.
* WHEN...From this afternoon 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 7:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 11.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 12.2 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Rapides, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: