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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 18, 2026Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 18, 2026, 10:07 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 18, 2026, 10:07 AM CDT (15:07 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2026, 9:21 AM CDT
In force
7 days
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:07 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 Calcasieu River at White Oak Park (CWOL1).

Action stage
1.5 ft
Minor stage
2 ft
Moderate stage
4 ft
Major stage
6 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.