Welsh, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Kinder.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* 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 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 AM CDT Saturday was 19.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 14.4 feet
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Calcasieu River
Kinder         16.0  19.7  Sat 9 am CDT 18.4  17.4  16.0


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Bayou Nezpique near Basile.

* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Minor agricultural flood damage will occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 22.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 AM CDT Saturday was 22.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.6
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Bayou Nezpique
Basile        22.0  22.5  Sat 9 am CDT 22.4  21.7  20.7


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...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 6.0 feet, Flooding of the shipyard begins. Portions
of castex landing, la 3166, become flooded and impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 5.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 AM CDT Saturday was 5.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 5.9
feet tomorrow morning.
- 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     Sun   Mon   Tue

Mermentau River
Mermentau      4.0   5.6   Sat 9 am CDT 5.9   5.7   5.3


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