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Flood Warning issued October 12 at 9:21PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Flood Warning · Calcasieu, LA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
13 October 2026 at 02:21 UTC
First saved by us
12 October 2026 at 15:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record
13 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Lake Charles LA · Calcasieu, LA
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
13 October 2026 at 14:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
13 October 2026 at 02:21 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

Archived official description

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River near White Oak Park affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jasper, Orange, Hardin and Jefferson Counties. For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near White Oak Park. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 2.0 feet, Minor flooding of Goos Ferry Road will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:05 PM CDT Monday the stage was 1.4 feet. - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a maximum value of 2.0 feet early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 2.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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    Flood Warning issued October 12 at 10:35AM CDT until October 16 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

    After

    Flood Warning issued October 12 at 9:21PM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

    Source updated
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 15:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 02:21 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 15:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 02:21 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 15:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 02:21 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 14:30 UTC

    Forecast end
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River near White Oak Park affecting Calcasieu Parish. Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Orange, Hardin, Jasper and Jefferson Counties. For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near White Oak Park. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 2.0 feet, Minor flooding of Goos Ferry Road will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:35 AM CDT Monday the stage was 2.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a maximum value of 2.1 feet this evening. - Flood stage is 2.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

    After

    ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River near White Oak Park affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jasper, Orange, Hardin and Jefferson Counties. For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near White Oak Park. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 2.0 feet, Minor flooding of Goos Ferry Road will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:05 PM CDT Monday the stage was 1.4 feet. - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a maximum value of 2.0 feet early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 2.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

    External source link
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1538ea86fecb1810e6746fdff8521e0ac6e09e1.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c39b0a475d4541f891e248563cc28d2eb7d8526.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 02:21 UTC

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First saved record · 12 October 2026 at 15:43 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 12 at 10:35AM CDT until October 16 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 12 October 2026 at 15:35 UTC

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