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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
901 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
  Northeastern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
  Eastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 901 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Alexandria, Pineville, Marksville, Bunkie, Simmesport, 
  Moreauville, Cheneyville, Effie, Bordelonville, Ball, Cottonport, 
  Mansura, Lecompte, Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Echo, Ruby, 
  Centerpoint and Poland.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3142 9247 3148 9220 3147 9216 3137 9208
      3132 9208 3134 9203 3132 9200 3128 9202
      3127 9199 3123 9199 3123 9192 3127 9195
      3130 9191 3119 9168 3114 9172 3104 9172
      3098 9181 3085 9182 3085 9223 3108 9254

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MC