Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 28 at 9:02PM CDT until May 30 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 28, 2025 - 7:02pm
Expires:
May 29, 2025 - 7:15pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...
Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier
Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Vermilion River at Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to late Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor flooding of Heymann Park off of
Highway 90 will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 10.5 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Lafayette, LA; Vermilion, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA