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River Flood Warning 72, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 28, 2008, 9:57 AM CST for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Dec 29, 2008, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2008, 9:57 AM CST (15:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Rapides Parish, LA
The river
Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River near Glenmora (GLML1). The gauge peaked at 12.30 ft at Jan 1, 2009, 12:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08013000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.