Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED5/17/2025 10:03:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/17/2025 10:03:00 AM until 5/18/2025 10:15:00 AM
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Louisiana...Texas...
Mermentau River Near Mermentau
Vermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage
Atchafalaya River At Morgan City
Sabine River Near Deweyville
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Vermilion River at Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Minor flooding of Beaver Park and
Vermilionville near the river will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 AM CDT Saturday was 11.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.2
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
early Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood