{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c8bfd269cdc6a4551d4daa38b7232bb77dd931f2.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued May 18 at 10:07AM CDT until May 23 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c8bfd269cdc6a4551d4daa38b7232bb77dd931f2.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lake Charles LA"},"word_count":160,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued May 18 at 10:07AM CDT until May 23 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Lafayette, LA; Vermilion, LA\n**Issued by:** NWS Lake Charles LA\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T10:07:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T10:07:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T10:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in\nLouisiana...\n\nVermilion River At Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage\n\nAdditional information is available at www.weather.gov.\n\n* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.\n\n* WHERE...Vermilion River at Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage.\n\n* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.\n\n* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor flooding of Heymann Park off of\nHighway 90 will occur.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 9:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 10.5 feet.\n- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours\nending at 9:15 AM CDT Monday was 10.6 feet.\n- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage\nearly Friday afternoon and continue falling to 9.9 feet\nSaturday morning.\n- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood"}