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WGUS44 KLCH 091803
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
103 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Louisiana...

  Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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LAC055-113-101815-
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/VLSL1.2.ER.250507T0641Z.250510T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
103 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Vermilion River at Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.6 feet, Widespread moderate flooding will occur
  with a few homes flooded near the river or from backwater flooding
  of the coulees and bayou that intersect the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 12.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 12:15 PM CDT Friday was 12.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.5
    feet just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location                     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Vermilion River
Lafayette, Surrey Street Gag 10.0  12.9  Fri 12 pm CD 13.9  13.1  12.
9


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LAT...LON 3031 9191 3022 9190 2988 9206 2987 9219
      3000 9227 3031 9204


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Brazzell