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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1045 AM CST THU FEB 24 2005
TXC241-457-250640-
1045 AM CST THU FEB 24 2005
RIVER FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NECHES RIVER, INCLUDING TOWN
BLUFF
FOR THE NECHES RIVER NEAR TOWN BLUFF, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 65.7 FEET
AT 10 AM THURSDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 64.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO
REMAIN AT CURRENT LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AT STAGES NEAR 65.0 FEET,
SEVERAL ROADS OFF ROUTE 255 NORTH OF THE LAKE ARE UNDER WATER. MINOR
LOWLAND FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER WILL ALSO 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.