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Jefferson Davis Parish OHSEP
Wednesday April 10th, 2024 :: 09:15 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 09:15AM Thursday

...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas... Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice West Fork of The Calcasieu River At Sam Houston Jones SP Whisky Chitto Creek Near Mittie Calcasieu River near White Oak Park Calcasieu River Near Kinder Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine Sabine River Near Bon Wier Sabine River Near Deweyville Sabine River Near Burkeville Neches River Near Evadale Village Creek Near Kountze ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River Near Glenmora For the Bundick Creek...including Bundick Lake...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Whisky Chitto Creek...including Mittie...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Vermilion River...including Carencro, Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Bayou Anacoco...including Rosepine...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Village Creek...including Kountze...Major flooding is forecast. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued byThursday morning at 815 AM CDT.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Kinder.

* WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, If gage reading at Kinder reaches 18 feet, flooding begins to cut off some of the roads around Topsy in Northwest Jefferson Davis Parish.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 5.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Friday morning and continue rising to a crest of 18.0 feet Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA

Address/Location
Jefferson Davis Parish OHSEP
PO Box 1409
Jennings, LA 70546

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-246-5588

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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