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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:22 AM Apr. 19, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* 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 Thursday the stage was 13.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Thursday was 13.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.3
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late Sunday 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     Fri   Sat   Sun

Calcasieu River
Glenmora       12.0  13.3  Thu 7 pm CDT 13.0  12.6  12.1


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