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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

837 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a 

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas...



  Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier



  Neches River Near Town Bluff



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 845 PM CDT.



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837 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Salt Water Barrier.



* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to Wednesday morning.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - There is no current observed data.

  - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a

    maximum value of 4.0 feet early tomorrow afternoon.

  - Flood stage is 4.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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                  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     

Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed          



Calcasieu River

Salt Water Barrie 4.0   MSG   unknown      4.0   4.0   3.9          





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LAT...LON 3036 9309 3029 9303 3014 9328 3017 9335

      3035 9332





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837 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY 

EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Neches River near Town Bluff.



* WHEN...From Monday evening until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 70.0 feet, Flooding can be expected around Barlow 

  Lake and Brushy Lake with some roads being cutoff and some of the 

  lowest properties near the river begin to flood.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 64.5 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    late tomorrow evening and continue rising to 69.5 feet Friday

    evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.

  - Flood stage is 68.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     

Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed          



Neches River

Town Bluff  68.0  64.5  Sun 8 pm CDT 67.2  69.2  69.3         





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LAT...LON 3099 9415 3053 9399 3053 9418 3079 9420

      3096 9432





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