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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

855 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Hardin County in southeastern Texas...

  Northern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

  Tyler County in southeastern Texas...



* Until midnight CDT tonight.



* At 855 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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...

  Jasper, Woodville, Kountze, Colmesneil, Chester, Warren, Town 

  Bluff, Fred, Wildwood, Rockland, Ebenezer, Thicket, Saratoga, 

  Browndell, Spurger, Village Mills, Honey Island, Votaw, Batson and 

  Harrisburg.



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 3106 9456 3103 9447 3116 9391 3102 9388

      3019 9437 3018 9448 3011 9448 3011 9460

      3049 9473 3049 9454 3101 9466



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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Rua