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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

305 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024



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Jasper TX-Tyler TX-

305 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...



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



* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following 

  counties, Jasper and Tyler.



* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT.



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

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 304 PM CDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to

    Earlier Heavy Rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to

    begin shortly in the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of

    rain have fallen.

  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is

    expected.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Woodville, Colmesneil, Chester, Rockland, Town Bluff,

    Spurger, Ivanhoe and Hillister.

  - 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 3101 9466 3106 9456 3106 9453 3104 9451

      3104 9449 3103 9449 3103 9447 3103 9446

      3108 9421 3108 9417 3069 9412 3059 9456





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