Expires:202505071000;Remove:202505071000;096507 WGUS74 KLCH 070602 FFSLCH Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 102 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025 LAC001-019-045-053-055-097-099-113-071000- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-250507T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Acadia LA-Calcasieu LA-Iberia LA-Jefferson Davis LA-Lafayette LA- St. Landry LA-St. Martin LA-Vermilion LA- 102 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ST. LANDRY, NORTHWESTERN IBERIA, LAFAYETTE, NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN, ACADIA, SOUTHEASTERN CALCASIEU, JEFFERSON DAVIS AND NORTHEASTERN VERMILION PARISHES... At 102 AM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Hwy 190 near Opelousas. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. 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...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ MC