NWS Lake Charles LAFL.W 0013May 29, 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 7:00 a.m. local time on May 31. It was the 13th river flood warning the NWS office in Lake Charles issued in 2026. Louisiana had 26 flood warnings in May 2026, against 29 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 30 hours; 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
- 10:20 a.m. CDT, May 29, 2026
- In force from
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLCH FL.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Louisiana since 2008Every warning type in Louisiana
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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 Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Calcasieu River near Glenmora. * WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday 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 Friday the stage was 11.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday 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.