Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 9 at 10:12AM CDT until May 10 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 9, 2026 - 8:12am
Expires:
May 10, 2026 - 8:15am
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...From late tonight to tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor flooding of Heymann Park off of
Highway 90 will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage tomorrow morning.
- 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:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov