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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
905 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 905 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 6 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  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.

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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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