Flood Warning issued October 11 at 7:40PM CDT until October 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas... Calcasieu River near White Oak Park affecting Calcasieu Parish. Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier affecting Calcasieu Parish. Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jefferson, Hardin, Orange and Jasper Counties. For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near Salt Water Barrier. * WHEN...Until Thursday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 1.8 feet. - Forecast...The river will oscillate above flood stage with a maximum value of 4.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will fall below flood stage late Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
LA, US
Severity
Severe
area
Calcasieu, LA
event
Flood Warning
onset
2026-10-11T19:40:00-05:00
states
["LA"]
urgency
Immediate
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-11T19:40:00-05:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e53fa1f5dfc6f68e9ca6f3ddb8a2eb00eee8df96.002.1
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instruction
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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