Flood Warning until 09:00PM Thursday
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana... West Fork of The Calcasieu River At Sam Houston Jones SP ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Whisky Chitto Creek Near Mittie Calcasieu River near White Oak Park Calcasieu River Near Kinder For the West Fork of The Calcasie River...including Sam Houston Jones SP...Minor 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Thursday evening at 900 PM 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 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.1 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
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning