Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 1 at 4:36PM CDT until May 2 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 1, 2026 - 2:36pm
Expires:
May 2, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...
Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Vermilion River at Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor flooding of Heymann Park off of
Highway 90 will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0
feet this evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Lafayette, LA; Vermilion, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: