Expires:202405170315;Remove:202405170315;329587 WGUS54 KLCH 162111 FFWLCH TXC241-351-457-170315- /O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0068.240516T2111Z-240517T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 411 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Jasper County in southeastern Texas... Newton County in southeastern Texas... Tyler County in southeastern Texas... * Until 1015 PM CDT Thursday. * At 411 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 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... Jasper, Woodville, Newton, Kirbyville, Colmesneil, Chester, Town Bluff, Ebenezer, Fred, Call, Rockland, Warren, Burkeville, Bon Weir, Toledo Bend Dam, Browndell, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Spurger and Roganville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 3118 9355 3101 9355 3100 9358 3097 9355 3090 9355 3088 9357 3085 9356 3064 9368 3059 9369 3057 9373 3054 9374 3052 9371 3053 9455 3100 9466 3101 9466 3106 9456 3103 9447 3116 9391 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ 78