Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 7 at 9:10AM CDT until May 8 at 11:17PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 7, 2025 - 7:10am
Expires:
May 8, 2025 - 9:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana...
Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice
Bayou Vermilion Near Carencro
Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Louisiana...
Mermentau River Near Mermentau
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Louisiana...
Bayou Nezpique Near Basile
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Bayou Vermilion near Carencro.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Roads along Bayou Fuseilier are
impassable. These include but are not limited to Walnut and Green
roads along the St. Martin, St. Landry Parish line, as well as
Meche Road in St. Landry Parish.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday was 17.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.0
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Lafayette, LA; St. Landry, LA; St. Martin, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA