Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 6 at 10:45AM CDT until May 9 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 8:45am
Expires:
May 7, 2025 - 8:45am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...
Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice
Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday night to Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding begins along the bayou with
a few structures right along the bayou threatened.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 1.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Thursday morning to a crest of 17.0 feet early Thursday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Acadia, LA; Evangeline, LA; St. Landry, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA