
898 
WGUS74 KLCH 121731
FFSLCH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1231 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

LAC001-055-097-099-122230-
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ST. LANDRY LA-LAFAYETTE LA-ACADIA LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
1231 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ST.
MARTIN...NORTHEASTERN ACADIA...NORTHERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHERN ST.
LANDRY PARISHES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

...A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NORTHERN LAFAYETTE...SOUTHERN ST. 
LANDRY AND NORTHWEST ST. MARTIN PARISHES...

AT 1226 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 
THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA WITH NUMEROUS 
ROADS AND HOMES FLOODED. IN ADDITION SEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES ARE 
UNDERWAY. THIS IS A RARE EVENT AND MAY CAUSE SOME LOCATIONS LIKE 
BAYOU VERMILION AT CARENCRO TO REACH RECORD FLOODING. MANY ROADS ARE 
CLOSED AND YOU SHOULD NOT TRAVEL IN THIS AREA TODAY.

FOR BAYOU VERMILION AT CARENCRO...THE FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. THE 
CURRENT STAGE IS 20.1 FEET. THE FORECAST IS FOR THE BAYOU TO CREST 
BETWEEN 22 AND 23 FEET. THIS IS WOULD MAKE THIS A RECORD CREST FOR 
THIS SITE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 21.5 SET IN MAY 2004.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ARNAUDVILLE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CARENCRO...CATAHOULA...CHURCH POINT...
LAFAYETTE...LEONVILLE...RAYNE...SCOTT...ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE...BRANCH...BUTTE LA ROSE...CANKTON...CECILIA...DUSON...GRAND
COTEAU...HENDERSON...LAKE PELBA...MIRE...RICHARD...SAVOY...SUNSET AND
SWORDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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LAT...LON 3019 9229 3051 9233 3052 9173 3050 9173
      3050 9170 3021 9163

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