Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 7 at 8:59AM CDT until May 9 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 7, 2025 - 6:59am
Expires:
May 8, 2025 - 9:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas...
Sabine River Near Bon Wier
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Sabine River near Bon Wier.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur along
the river between Merryville and Bon Wier. A few roads in
Southwest Vernon Parish have water over them.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 28.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 30.7 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Beauregard, LA; Vernon, LA; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA