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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

834 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024



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Hardin TX-Jefferson TX-Orange TX-

834 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall 

  continues.



* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following 

  counties, Hardin, Jefferson and Orange.



* WHEN...Until 300 PM CDT Friday.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 834 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges

    indicated heavy rain due to Runoff from earlier rainfall.

    Flooding is already occurring in the warned area.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Nederland, Groves, Port

    Neches, Vidor, Bridge City, West Orange, Nome, Central

    Gardens, Hamshire, Mauriceville, Bevil Oaks, China, Rose

    City, Pine Forest, Southeast Texas Regional Airport, Port

    Acres and La Belle.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3025 9371 3021 9372 3011 9371 3009 9373

      3007 9372 3002 9374 2999 9378 2995 9384

      2980 9395 2967 9435 2989 9436 2989 9444

      3010 9444 3021 9414 3024 9400





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