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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
929 AM CDT Fri Apr 7 2023


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Acadia LA-Avoyelles LA-Cameron LA-Evangeline LA-Iberia LA-Jefferson
Davis LA-Lafayette LA-St. Landry LA-St. Martin LA-Vermilion LA-
929 AM CDT Fri Apr 7 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Portions of central Louisiana, south central Louisiana and 
  southwest Louisiana, including the following parishes, in central 
  Louisiana, Avoyelles, Evangeline and St. Landry. In south central 
  Louisiana, Iberia, Lafayette and St. Martin. In southwest 
  Louisiana, Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vermilion.

* WHEN...Until 100 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 928 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    showers and thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to
    begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of
    rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Lafayette, New Iberia, Opelousas, Crowley, Abbeville,
    Catahoula, Eunice, Jennings, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Rayne,
    Carencro, Ville Platte, St. Martinville, Kaplan, Church
    Point, Lake Arthur, Simmesport, Iota and Gueydan.
  - 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 3123 9195 3123 9192 3126 9193 3120 9169
      3104 9172 3098 9181 3086 9182 3070 9173
      3056 9176 3051 9173 3050 9176 3050 9170
      3044 9164 3039 9163 3037 9165 3026 9159
      3023 9148 3020 9149 2986 9182 2992 9284


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