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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 9, 2026Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 9, 2026, 9:51 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2026, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
Expired
Mar 10, 2026, 8:01 AM CDT
In force
10 hr
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 02:49 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 Saltwater Barrier (LCHL1).

Action stage
4 ft
Minor stage
4 ft
Moderate stage
6 ft
Major stage
8 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.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 12:49 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH18 hr

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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.