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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

1157 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

  Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...

  Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...

  Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...

  Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

  Southeastern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

  Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

  Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...



* Until 500 AM CDT.



* At 1157 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 

  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches are 

  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 

  to begin shortly.



  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban

           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as

           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.



* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Lafayette, New Iberia, Opelousas, Crowley, Catahoula, Eunice, 

  Jennings, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Rayne, Carencro, St. Martinville, 

  Church Point, Welsh, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Iota, Leonville, 

  Arnaudville and Mermentau.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 

unstable and unsafe.



&&



LAT...LON 3044 9293 3043 9254 3054 9226 3057 9221

      3085 9215 3085 9195 3056 9194 3021 9170

      3005 9153 2999 9167 3013 9311 3031 9305



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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