Expires:202405170315;Remove:202405170315;337200 WGUS54 KLCH 170052 FFWLCH LAC011-019-TXC351-361-170315- /O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0073.240517T0052Z-240517T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 752 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... South Central Newton County in southeastern Texas... Northeastern Orange County in southeastern Texas... * Until 1015 PM CDT. * At 752 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.25 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Orange, Westlake, West Orange, Vinton, De Quincy, Moss Bluff, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Starks, Deweyville, Carlyss, Edgerly, Buhler, Lunita, Gillis, Toomey, Hackberry, Lebleu Settlement and Forest Heights. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3036 9379 3041 9376 3043 9355 3045 9351 3049 9351 3051 9347 3051 9335 3045 9316 3038 9313 3038 9309 3036 9306 3010 9305 3004 9306 3004 9313 3005 9313 3005 9329 3004 9328 3005 9373 3008 9376 3028 9380 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2.25 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ Rua