430  
WGUS84 KLCH 190057  
FLSLCH  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
757 PM 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.  
 

 
 
LAC079-191800-  
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260319T1800Z/  
/GLML1.1.ER.260312T1530Z.260317T1145Z.260319T1200Z.NO/  
757 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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 7:45 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:45 PM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 12.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.8 FEET MONDAY  
EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME THU FRI SAT  
 
CALCASIEU RIVER  
GLENMORA 12.0 12.5 WED 7 PM CDT 11.0 9.3 9.1  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3115 9275 3105 9265 3090 9262 3090 9269  
3113 9279  
 

 
 
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