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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

347 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  East Central Hardin County in southeastern Texas...



* Until 700 AM CDT.



* At 347 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 

  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...

  Lumberton, Silsbee and Kountze.



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.



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LAT...LON 3033 9432 3040 9427 3045 9417 3034 9410

      3025 9423 3028 9428 3028 9429



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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Jones