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

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Hardin County in southeastern Texas...
  Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
  Southwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
  Northwestern Orange County in southeastern Texas...

* Until midnight CDT tonight.

* At 901 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. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Beaumont, Lumberton, Silsbee, Kountze, Evadale, Buna, Pine Forest,
  Lakeview, Weiss Bluff, Gist, Wrights Settlement and Devils Pocket.

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.

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 3019 9418 3018 9419 3019 9420 3017 9422
      3017 9424 3049 9436 3046 9396 3049 9380
      3048 9372 3046 9370 3045 9371 3044 9370
      3042 9372 3038 9376 3037 9389 3025 9390
      3018 9400 3017 9416

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

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