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WGUS84 KLCH 091520
FLSLCH
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 
919 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2002

LAC079-100300-
...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CALCASIEU RIVER, INCLUDING GLENMORA... 

FOR THE CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET AT 6 AM 
SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 12.5 
FEET THIS EVENING.  AT THESE LEVELS, SOME ROADS UPSTREAM FROM GLENMORA, 
INCLUDING STROTHERS CROSSING ROAD AND PRICE CROSSING ROAD HAVE WATER ON THEM AND
ARE SUBJECT TO BEING CLOSED. ALSO, FLOODING OF FORESTED AREAS NEAR THE RIVER 
WILL OCCUR.

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DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS OR ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED BY HIGH 
WATER. YOU MAY CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST RIVER AND WEATHER 
INFORMATION, WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH.