Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 8 at 9:08AM CDT until March 10 at 5:49AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 8, 2026 - 7:08am
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...
Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice.
* WHEN...From this evening to early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding begins along the bayou with
a few structures right along the bayou threatened.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 17.5 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Acadia, LA; Evangeline, LA; St. Landry, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov