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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

758 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a 

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...



  Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier



...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in Louisiana...



  Bayou Vermilion Near Carencro



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



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758 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier.



* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to early Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, Water is about two feet over portions of 

  Four Oaks Ranch Road.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 3.4 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 4.0

    feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood

    stage early Wednesday 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     Sat   Sun   Mon



Neches River

Neches River Saltwater Barri 4.0   3.4   Fri 7 pm CDT 3.8   3.9   4.0





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LAT...LON 3033 9404 3018 9402 3004 9378 2992 9387

      2998 9406 3008 9413 3033 9421





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758 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is 

  forecast.



* WHERE...Bayou Vermilion near Carencro.



* WHEN...Until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, Arnaudville Road and Magellan road 

  intersection begins to flood from Coulee Lantier.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 19.5 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 7:15 PM CDT Friday was 19.5 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0

    feet just after midnight tonight.

  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     

Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon          



Bayou Vermilion

Carencro       17.0  19.5  Fri 7 pm CDT 19.8  19.2  18.5         





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LAT...LON 3046 9201 3046 9198 3032 9189 3031 9194

      3028 9193 3026 9200





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