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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

646 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024



TXC199-245-361-031400-

/O.NEW.KLCH.FA.W.0014.240502T2346Z-240503T1400Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

Hardin TX-Jefferson TX-Orange TX-

646 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT FRIDAY...

...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...



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

  expected.



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

  counties, Hardin, Jefferson and Orange.



* WHEN...Until 900 AM CDT Friday.



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

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 646 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges

    indicated heavy rain due to Runoff from earlier rainfall.

    Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the

    warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen.

  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible 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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