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WGUS74 KLCH 121843
FFSLCH

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

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ST. LANDRY LA-LAFAYETTE LA-ACADIA LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
143 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...130 PM...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY RAIN FROM 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RAINFALL OVER PAST TWO 
HOURS SINCE 1130 AM...INDICATE RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES TO BE 
COMMON WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES NEAR CHURCH POINT. 

EVENT TOTATLS CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 8 TO 15 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER RAINS NEAR CARENCRO. 

THIS CONTINUES TO REMAIN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NUMEROUS ROADS 
AND HOMES FLOODED IN THE WARNED AREA DO NOT DRIVE INTO THESE AREAS 
UNTIL AFTER THE WATER SUBSIDES.

FOR BAYOU VERMILION AT CARENCRO...THE FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. THE 
CURRENT STAGE IS 21.2 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.

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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