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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
656 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2020

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
  West Central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
  Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Eastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northeastern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 100 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 4 and 10 inches
  of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. Numerous
  reports of flooded roads and homes have been received across the
  area.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lake Charles, Sulphur, Crowley, Eunice, Jennings, Rayne, Oakdale,
  Kaplan, Westlake, Mamou, Welsh, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Kinder, Basile,
  Oberlin, Iota, Gueydan, Elton and Mermentau.

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 9361 3069 9337 3088 9305 3088 9259
      3063 9257 3066 9245 3047 9226 2999 9229
      2992 9254 2996 9309 3002 9327 3015 9349
      3029 9360

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Brazzell
