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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1048 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Southeastern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Northern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 1048 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick, Bayou
  Vista, Stephensville, Baldwin, Patterson Memorial Airport,
  Charenton, Sorrel, Glencoe, Amelia and Centerville.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2993 9164 2997 9147 2991 9143 2983 9133
      2977 9111 2978 9110 2976 9109 2973 9111
      2964 9110 2962 9113 2962 9123 2964 9126
      2966 9137 2975 9152 2982 9177

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Rua