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WGUS74 KLCH 300012
FFSLCH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
712 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

LAC011-019-300215-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Beauregard LA-Calcasieu LA-
712 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD AND NORTHWESTERN CALCASIEU
PARISHES...

At 712 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Fields, De Quincy and Bancroft.

Heaviest rain is just west of Fields, where nearly 6 inches have
fallen. Flash flooding is likely along Highway 389 from Fields to
Bancroft and any secondary roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3057 9368 3056 9357 3051 9348 3052 9337
      3050 9337 3045 9332 3039 9342 3045 9350
      3048 9371 3052 9371 3052 9372 3057 9370

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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