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


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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.

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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