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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

935 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



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Allen LA-Beauregard LA-Calcasieu LA-Jefferson Davis LA-Hardin TX-

Jasper TX-Jefferson TX-Newton TX-Orange TX-

935 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* WHERE...Portions of southwest Louisiana, including the following 

  parishes, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis and 

  southeast Texas, including the following counties, Hardin, Jasper, 

  Jefferson, Newton and Orange.



* WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT Monday.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 934 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain is ending

    however flooding will continue. Flooding is ongoing or

    expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 6

    inches of rain have fallen.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Beaumont, Lake Charles, Port Arthur, Sulphur, Orange,

    Nederland, Groves, Port Neches, Lumberton, Vidor, Bridge

    City, Westlake, West Orange, Vinton, Kinder, Sour Lake, Nome,

    Fenton, Reeves and Mauriceville.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3011 9460 3027 9465 3028 9423 3039 9360

      3058 9284 3038 9275 3005 9367 3005 9372

      2997 9390 2976 9396 2969 9436 2989 9436

      2989 9444 3011 9444





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