The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >
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 Jefferson County Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
 Orange County Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
 Calcasieu Parish Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
 Cameron Parish Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
 Jefferson Davis Parish Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
 Vermilion Parish Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
 Iberia/St. Mary Parish Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
 SE TX & SW LA Total Inundation Map (click here for .pdf file) |
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LOCATION |
PEAK STORM TIDE |
PEAK STORM SURGE |
DATE/TIME (CDT) |
| Sabine Pass TX | 14.24 feet** | 12.54 feet** | 9/13 at 2:42 am** |
| Texas Point TX | 13.37 feet* | 11.79 feet* | 9/13 at 11:12 pm* |
| Port Arthur TX | 11.93 feet | 11.25 feet | 9/13 at 4:12 am |
| Calcasieu Pass LA | 11.80 feet | 9.80 feet | 9/13 at 2:42 am |
| Freshwater Canal Locks LA |
10.08 feet | 9.91 feet | 9/12 at 6:42 pm |
| Rainbow Bridge TX | 9.69 feet* | 9.29 feet* | 9/13 at 4:54 am* |
| Amerada Pass LA | 8.02 feet | 6.75 feet | 9/12 at 2:30 pm |
| Tesoro Terminal LA | 4.64 feet | 4.31 feet | 9/13 at 2:30 pm |
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* NOTE: sensor stopped working before highest storm tide/storm surge |
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LOCATION |
RIVER |
RIVER CREST (NAVD88) |
FLOOD STAGE |
DATE/TIME (CDT) |
| Pine Island Bayou at Sour Lake TX | 26.40 feet | 26.36 feet | 25.00 feet | 9/18 at 6 am |
| Neches River at Beaumont TX | 11.20 feet | 10.42 feet | 4.00 feet | 9/13 at 2 pm |
| Sabine River at Orange TX | 10.20 feet* | 10.53 feet* | 6.00 feet | 9/13 at 12 pm |
| Calcasieu River at Glenmora LA | 12.30 feet | 123.1 feet | 12.00 feet | 9/14 at 7 pm |
| Calcasieu River at Oakdale LA | 13.50 feet | 96.57 feet | 12.00 feet | 9/15 at 6 am |
| Calcasieu River at Oberlin LA | 17.80 feet | 57.29 feet | 13.00 feet | 9/16 at 2 pm |
| Calcasieu River at Kinder LA | 18.00 feet | 30.07 feet | 16.00 feet | 9/17 at 5 pm |
| Calcasieu River at Old Town Bay LA | 11.20 feet | 9.10 feet | 4.00 feet | 9/13 at 5 pm |
| West Fork Calcasieu River at Sam Houston Jones State Park LA |
10.50 feet | 9.50 feet | 5.00 feet | 9/13 at 6 pm |
| Calcasieu River at Salt Water Barrier LA | 11.00 feet | 10.39 feet | 4.00 feet | 9/13 at 9 am |
| Calcasieu River at Port of Lake Charles LA | 11.80 feet | 6.00 feet | 9/13 at 8 am | |
| Whisky Chitto Creek at Mittie LA | 17.80 feet | 64.02 feet | 15.00 feet | 9/13 at 6 pm |
| Mermentau River at Mermentau LA | 5.30 feet | 4.75 feet | 4.00 feet | 9/16 at 1 am |
| Vermilion River at Lafayette LA | 11.40 feet | 8.66 feet | 10.00 feet | 9/13 at 4 pm |
| Vermilion River at Broussard LA | 9.30 feet | 7.00 feet | 9/13 at 2 pm | |
| Vermilion River at Perry LA | 12.20 feet | 9.00 feet | 9/13 at 11 am | |
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* NOTE: Highest level on record |
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High resolution satellite image showing salt water burn to the marshes and prairie pasturelands |
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