
947
WGUS74 KLCH 031818
FFSLCH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
118 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

LAC019-053-032215-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jefferson Davis LA-Calcasieu LA-
118 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR EASTERN CALCASIEU and
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
JEFFERSON DAVIS AND SOUTHEASTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...

At 112 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain was falling over the area.  Six to ten inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Eastern Calcasieu and Jefferson
Davis Parish. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Please
stay where you are unless the location you are at begins to flood!

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lake Charles, Sulphur, Jennings, Westlake, Welsh, Iowa, Lake Arthur,
Fenton, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Hayes, Moss Bluff, Carlyss,
Buhler, Lebleu Settlement, Gillis, Pine Island, Thornwell, Holmwood,
Bell City and Roanoke.

Additional rainfall amounts of three to five inches are 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3006 9358 3038 9338 3036 9263 3034 9262
      3032 9263 3023 9262 3020 9259 3018 9259
      3017 9262 3016 9261 3014 9263 3009 9262
      3007 9264 3008 9265 3006 9267

$$
