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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

556 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Central Hardin County in southeastern Texas...



* Until 800 PM CDT.



* At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of 

  rain have fallen. 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...

  Silsbee, Kountze, Saratoga, Honey Island, Batson and Caney Head.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 

enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 

Weather Service when you can do so safely.



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LAT...LON 3040 9414 3029 9427 3014 9460 3024 9464

      3031 9467 3052 9428 3052 9408



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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