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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 25, 2026, 10:22 AM CST for Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 25, 2026, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2026, 10:22 AM CST (16:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2026, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Lafayette Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street (VLSL1). The gauge peaked at 9.75 ft at Jan 25, 2026, 12:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07386880, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.