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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
256 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025


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Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry-
Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East
Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis-Northern
Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary-Southern
Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Lower
Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Tyler-Hardin-Northern
Jasper-Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-Upper
Jefferson-Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange-
Including the cities of Hathaway, Creole, Fort Johnson, Meaux,
Buna, Opelousas, Newton, Sulphur, Jasper, Cypremort Point,
Marksville, Vinton, Grand Lake, Mt. Union, Ivanhoe, Patterson,
Forked Island, Bleakwood, Mansura, Mamou, Bundick Lake,
Hillister, Burkeville, Slagle, Cade, Wiergate, Morse, Beaumont,
Oakdale, De Ridder, Kinder, Johnson Bayou, Leesville, Fred, Avery
Island, Hayes, Iowa, Simmesport, Woodville, Crowley, Westlake,
Vidor, Carlyss, Pickering, Sea Rim State Park, Lumberton, Moss
Bluff, Lake Charles, Town Bluff, Nederland, Klondike, De Quincy,
Bayou Vista, Fields, St. Landry, Port Arthur, Sabine Pass, St.
Martinville, Jamestown, Oretta, Effie, Grand Chenier, Abbeville,
Call, Mauriceville, Welsh, Burns Point, Topsy, Church Point,
Branch, Alexandria, Holly Springs, Silsbee, Rutherford Beach,
Kirbyville, New Iberia, Magnolia Springs, Eunice, Rayne,
Franklin, Intracoastal City, Farrsville, Orange, Berwick,
Maurice, Breaux Bridge, Jeanerette, Hackberry, Bridge City,
Beaver, Elton, Reddell, Ville Platte, Bell City, Morgan City,
Cameron, Iota, Stephensville, Lafayette, Pineville, Lake Arthur,
Jennings, Kaplan, Gist, Fenton, Gueydan, Spurger, Evadale,
Cottonport, Roganville, Deweyville, China, Centerville, Lawtell,
Warren, and Bunkie
256 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, 
  Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, East Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, 
  Lower Iberia, Lower St. Martin, Lower St. Mary, Lower Vermilion, 
  Northern Acadia, Northern Calcasieu, Northern Jefferson Davis, 
  Rapides, Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson 
  Davis, St. Landry, Upper Iberia, Upper St. Martin, Upper St. Mary, 
  Upper Vermilion, Vernon and West Cameron and southeast Texas, 
  including the following areas, Hardin, Lower Jefferson, Northern 
  Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange, Southern Jasper, 
  Southern Newton, Southern Orange, Tyler and Upper Jefferson.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. 
  Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are 
  possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - 4 to 8 inches of rainfall is expected with some areas
    possibly seeing up to 10 to 12 inches. River responses could
    be significant in the Lower Neches, Sabine, Lower Calcasieu,
    Mermentau, and Vermilion basins.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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