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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
918 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026



To: 			Subscribers:
				-NOAA Weather Wire Service
				-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
				-NOAAPort
				Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees

From: 			Stephen Carboni, Meteorologist in Charge
				National Weather Service Lake Charles

Subject:​        Discontinue Flood Forecast Services for the West
				Fork of the Calcasieu River at Sam Houston Jones
 				State Park (LCRL1)



...Water Level Forecast Changes For The West Fork of the
Calcasieu River at Sam Houston Jones State Park Louisiana...

Consistent observational gage data is not available on the West
Fork of the Calcasieu River at Sam Houston Jones State Park
(LCRL1) forecast location. River gage observations are critical
for producing high quality forecasts, so after coordination, the
National Weather Service will discontinue forecast services for
this location, effective May 20th, 2026.


For more information, please contact:
Jonathan Brazzell
Senior Service Hydrologist
National Weather Service Office
Lake Charles LA
Jonathan.Brazzell@noaa.gov

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