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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

152 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



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

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...



  Mermentau River Near Mermentau



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued Tuesday afternoon at 200 PM CDT.



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152 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER 

NOTICE...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Mermentau River near Mermentau.



* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 4.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding near the river will 

  occur.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 1:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 2.8 feet.

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

    early Thursday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of

    4.5 feet Friday evening.

  - Flood stage is 4.0 feet.

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



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               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)     

Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu          



Mermentau River

Mermentau      4.0   2.8   Mon 1 pm CDT 3.1   3.5   4.0          





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LAT...LON 3024 9255 3019 9254 3004 9260 3004 9276

      3025 9266





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