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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
140 PM CST Wed Jan 24 2024


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Acadia LA-Avoyelles LA-Evangeline LA-St. Landry LA-
140 PM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive 
  rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and southwest Louisiana, including the 
  following parishes, in central Louisiana, Avoyelles, Evangeline 
  and St. Landry. In southwest Louisiana, Acadia.

* WHEN...Until 430 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 
  remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to 
  excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 139 PM CST, local law enforcement reported several
    roadways continue to be impacted by heavy rainfall from
    earlier thunderstorms. Between 3 and 8 inches of rain have
    fallen.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Opelousas, Eunice, Ville Platte, Church Point, Simmesport,
    Moreauville, Palmetto, Morrow, Bayou Current, Washington,
    Chataignier, Plaucheville, Whiteville, Grand Prairie, Lebeau,
    Big Cane, Goudeau, Prairie Ronde, Dupont and Lawtell.
  - 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 3079 9222 3086 9222 3086 9214 3122 9176
      3120 9174 3120 9169 3117 9168 3116 9170
      3113 9172 3110 9170 3104 9172 3097 9181
      3088 9180 3086 9182 3083 9180 3081 9181
      3079 9177 3062 9200 3037 9221 3044 9255


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MC