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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1201 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024


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Acadia LA-Allen LA-Evangeline LA-Lafayette LA-St. Landry LA-St.
Martin LA-
1201 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 500 AM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams 
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. 
  Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be 
  passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1201 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    runoff from earlier heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or
    expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 4
    inches of rain have fallen.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Opelousas, Crowley, Eunice, Ville Platte, Church Point,
    Mamou, Basile, Iota, Krotz Springs, Leonville, Arnaudville,
    Melville, Mermentau, Turkey Creek, Palmetto, Evangeline,
    Sunset, Port Barre, Pine Prairie and Washington.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 3079 9177 3067 9173 3056 9176 3051 9173
      3050 9176 3050 9170 3044 9169 3041 9174
      3034 9212 3021 9243 3019 9259 3026 9263
      3038 9263 3042 9260 3047 9262 3089 9262


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