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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

1053 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  South Central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...



* Until 200 PM CDT.



* At 1053 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

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

  have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.



  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...

  Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Moss Bluff and Carlyss.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.



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LAT...LON 3012 9326 3015 9340 3027 9343 3029 9314

      3015 9313



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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