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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1020 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...

  CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA
  CALCASIEU RIVER AT OLD TOWN BAY
  CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR OAKDALE
  CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR OBERLIN
  MERMENTAU RIVER NEAR MERMENTAU

.SYNOPSIS...THE CALCASIEU RIVER AT GLENMORA JUMPED INTO
 MODERATE FLOOD CATERGORY LAST NIGHT DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
 OVER THE HEAD WATERS LATE LAST WEEK AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO
 CREST BETWEEN 16.5 AND 17 FEET TONIGHT. DUE TO HIGHER THAN
 ANTICIPATED WATER MOVING DOWN THE CALCASIEU RIVER ABOVE
 GLENMORA...THE CALCASIEU RIVER AT OAKDALE SHOULD GO INTO
 MINOR FLOOD TOMORROW MORNING...AND AT OBERLIN...THE RIVER
 WILL GO BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY
 AND CREST ABOVE MODERATE FLOOD LEVELS ON FRIDAY. AT
 KINDER...THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING FROM THE RAINFALL
 LATE LAST WEEK AND WILL BEGIN TO FALL TONIGHT...HOWEVER
 WE EXPECT ANOTHER RISE THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAY GET ABOVE
 FLOOD STAGE NEXT WEEKEND.

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1020 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO BETWEEN 16.5 AND 17
  FEET TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN FALLING TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER
  AND ITS TRIBUTARIES BEGINS...INCLUDING ASHMORE ROAD. STROTHERS
  CROSSING ROAD NEAR CALCASIEU AND PRICE CROSSING ROAD NEAR HINESTON
  HAVE SEVERAL FEET OF WATER OVER THEM AND SUBJECT TO WASHOUTS.

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