Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 24 at 8:55AM CDT until April 25 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 24, 2025 - 6:55am
Expires:
April 25, 2025 - 7:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas...
Bayou Vermilion Near Carencro
Sabine River Near Deweyville
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Bayou Vermilion near Carencro.
* WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow afternoon.
* 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 Thursday the stage was 16.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 17.1 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- 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