Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
401 WGUS54 KLCH 051347 FFWLCH TXC241-457-051700- /O.EXT.KLCH.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-240505T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 847 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Jasper County in southeastern Texas... Tyler County in southeastern Texas... * Until noon CDT. * At 847 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Woodville, Colmesneil, Chester, Warren, Town Bluff, Rockland, Fred, Spurger, Ivanhoe and Hillister. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && LAT...LON 3106 9456 3103 9447 3107 9427 3078 9414 3052 9407 3053 9454 3101 9466 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED $$