2009 Hurricane Coverage
National Weather Service:
Flood Warning

Alexandria, LA
Conditions as of 9:53 AM
Haze
Temperature: 64°
Wind: SSE 5 mph
Dew point:56°
Pressure:30.22 in.
Humidity: 75%
Visibility: 6.0 miles
Observed at: Alexandria, LA

UV Index

5
 Sat 
3
 Sun 
3
 Mon 

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5 Day Forecast for ZIP Code 71301
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Partly Cloudy Thunderstorm Chance of a Thunderstorm Chance of Rain Clear
Partly Cloudy T-storms Chance of T-storms Chance of Rain Clear
77° | 54°
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74° | 58°
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72° | 58°
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72° | 54°
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72° | 52°
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Forecast for Rapides
Rest of Today
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Extended forecast for Rapides
  Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
chancerain Monday
Cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
  Monday Night
Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
chancerain Tuesday
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
  Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
  Veterans Day and Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
  Thursday and Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
partlysunny Friday
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
 
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Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
November 7, 2009
Normal high:72° Record high:86° (2005)
Normal low:50° Record low:27° (1959)
Sunrise:6:30 AM Moon Rise: 9:59 PM
Sunset:5:16 PM Moon Set: 11:24 AM
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Astronomy
Sunrise:06:30 AM (CST) Moon Rise:09:59 PM (CST)
Sunset:05:16 PM (CST) Moon Set:11:24 AM (CST)
Moon Phase
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Flood Warning
Statement as of 9:42 am CST on November 07, 2009

... Flood Warning extended until late Wednesday night... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Calcasieu River near Glenmora.
* Until late Wednesday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:30 am Saturday the stage was 13.1 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Wednesday afternoon.
* Impact... at 12.0 feet... some roads upstream from Glenmora...
including strothers crossing Road near the community of Calcasieu
and Price Crossing Road near Hineston have water on them and are
subject to being closed. Also... flooding of forested areas near the
river will occur.