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Location: Welsh, LA
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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:01 AM May. 9, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Kinder.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, Lowland sections of Old Pump Road, Kinder
Cemetery Road, and Nevils Bluff Road begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 PM CDT Thursday was 19.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5
feet tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Calcasieu River
Kinder         16.0  19.0  Thu 9 pm CDT 19.5  19.4  19.2


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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:01 AM May. 9, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mermentau River near Mermentau.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, A few recreational camps and residences are
subject to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 4.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 PM CDT Thursday was 4.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 5.0
feet Saturday morning.
- 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     Fri   Sat   Sun

Mermentau River
Mermentau      4.0   4.8   Thu 9 pm CDT 4.9   5.0   4.9


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