NWS Lake Charles LAFL.W 0033July 13, 2026
Flood Warning: Rapides, LA
The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles issued a flood warning for Rapides in Louisiana, which was in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on July 16. It was the 33rd river flood warning the NWS office in Lake Charles issued in 2026. Louisiana had 7 flood warnings in July 2026, against 6 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lake Charles LA
- Area
- Rapides
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:04 a.m. CDT, July 13, 2026
- In force from
- 5:48 a.m. CDT, July 14, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, July 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLCH FL.W 0033
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River Near Glenmora Calcasieu River near White Oak Park Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, When the river is falling and the gauge reading is forecast to be near 12 feet, flooding of forested areas near the river will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 10.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 12.5 feet Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.