Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
673 WGUS54 KLCH 300201 FFWLCH TXC199-241-351-361-300500- /O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0083.240530T0201Z-240530T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 $$ 78