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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

852 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Southeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

  East Central Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...

  Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...



* Until noon CDT.



* At 852 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 

  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...

  Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Broussard, Henderson, Cecilia, 

  Atchafalaya Welcome Center and Parks.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3032 9194 3042 9184 3050 9174 3050 9173

      3034 9171 3026 9177 3018 9183 3014 9191

      3013 9200



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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