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Jefferson Davis Parish OHSEP
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 :: 08:28 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 01:00AM Friday

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas... Calcasieu River Near Oakdale Calcasieu River Near Kinder Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Louisiana... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier Calcasieu River Near Oberlin Calcasieu River near White Oak Park Calcasieu River Near Glenmora Sabine River Near Burkeville Sabine River Near Deweyville Sabine River Near Bon Wier For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Sabine River...including Burkeville, Bon Wier, Deweyville, Orange...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Pine Island Bayou...including Sour Lake...Minor flooding is forecast. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 1145 AM CDT.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Calcasieu River near Kinder.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* 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 Tuesday the stage was 18.7 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 18.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Thursday afternoon and continue falling to 8.1 feet Sunday 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:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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