Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
750 WGUS54 KLCH 031912 FFWLCH TXC199-032215- /O.EXT.KLCH.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-240503T2215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 212 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Hardin County in southeastern Texas... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring on already saturated ground. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall. 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, Kountze, Sour Lake, Saratoga, Thicket, Bevil Oaks, Honey Island, Batson and Votaw. 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 3029 9421 3018 9421 3017 9424 3017 9427 3015 9428 3011 9437 3010 9440 3010 9442 3012 9444 3011 9460 3049 9473 3049 9455 3038 9429 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$