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WGUS84 KLCH 181601
FLSLCH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1101 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...
CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
LAC079-191615-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260321T0000Z/
/GLML1.1.ER.260312T1530Z.260317T1145Z.260320T1800Z.NO/
1101 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, WHEN THE RIVER IS FALLING AND THE GAUGE
READING IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 12 FEET, FLOODING OF FORESTED AREAS
NEAR THE RIVER WILL OCCUR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 13.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 11.4 FEET
MONDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME THU FRI SAT
CALCASIEU RIVER
GLENMORA 12.0 12.7 WED 10 AM CD 12.3 12.0 11.7
LAT...LON 3115 9275 3105 9265 3090 9262 3090 9269
3113 9279
DENSON
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