Louisiana, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Some roads upstream from Glenmora,
including Strothers Crossing Road near the community of Calcasieu
and Price Crossing Road near Hineston have two to three feet of
water over the road and are subject to being closed. Flooding of
forested areas near the river will also occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 14.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Monday was 15.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday morning and continue falling to 11.9 feet Saturday
evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  14.5  Mon 7 pm CDT 13.8  13.3  12.7


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