Louisiana Severe Flood Warning | Effective 06/17/2026 18:17

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 8:17PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 6:17pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Whisky Chitto Creek Near Mittie ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana... Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake Calcasieu River Near Oakdale Calcasieu River Near Glenmora Calcasieu River Near Oberlin Calcasieu River Near Kinder Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near Kinder. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If gage reading at Kinder reaches 18 feet, flooding begins to cut off some of the roads around Topsy in Northwest Jefferson Davis Parish. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 18.0 feet early Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description: 
Allen, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA