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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1218 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NORTHEAST CALCASIEU AND SOUTH CENTRAL
BEAUREGARD PARISHES...

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South central Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  North central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 1215 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain with radar estimates of eight to ten inches already
  fallen. Storms are focused along a boundary in northeast Calcasieu
  parish. High water rescue is currently on going at this time.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  north Lake Charles, Moss Bluff, Buhler and Gillis.

Additional rainfall amounts of four to six inches will
be possible in the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3027 9344 3043 9343 3046 9313 3038 9313
      3038 9312 3029 9311

$$

K. Kuyper
