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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1151 AM CDT Tue Apr 15 2025

...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...

  Atchafalaya River At Morgan City

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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LAC099-101-161700-
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/MCGL1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1151 AM CDT Tue Apr 15 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Atchafalaya River at Morgan City.

* WHEN...From Monday evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Buildings at the foot of Ann Street on the
  river side of the flood wall will flood as water overtops the Rio
  Oil Company dock. Buildings on the river side of the Berwick
  floodwall will flood. River traffic restrictions will be strictly
  enforced. In addition, backwater flooding could potentially impact
  portions areas around Lake Palourde and Stephensville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 4.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Monday evening and continue rising to a crest of 7.5 feet
    Sunday, April 27.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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                 Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Atchafalaya River
Morgan City      6.0   4.1   Tue 11 am CD 4.5   4.8   5.1


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LAT...LON 2997 9124 2980 9110 2939 9113 2951 9154
      2986 9139 2995 9147


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