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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
247 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Southeastern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
  West Central St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in 1
  hour. 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...
  Lafayette, New Iberia, Abbeville, St. Martinville, Jeanerette,
  Broussard, Youngsville, Erath, Delcambre, Maurice, Loreauville,
  Acadiana Regional Airport, Coteau, Cade, Jefferson Island, Lydia
  and Milton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3013 9212 3015 9195 3014 9184 3006 9173
      2995 9167 2991 9166 2990 9166 2988 9168
      2986 9170 2991 9193 3001 9218

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$