Louisiana Severe Flood Warning | Effective 06/16/2026 12:17

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued June 16 at 2:17PM CDT until June 17 at 8:12PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 16, 2026 - 12:17pm
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas... Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake Whisky Chitto Creek Near Mittie Calcasieu River Near Oakdale Calcasieu River Near Kinder Calcasieu River Near Oberlin Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage Sabine River Near Deweyville Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Vermilion River at Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Minor flooding of Beaver Park and Vermilionville near the river will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 11.5 feet this evening. 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