Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Jan 27, 1995, 3:08 AM CST (09:08 UTC)

Expired

Jan 27, 1995, 7:15 AM CST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Whole counties

County Newton County, TX

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
308 AM CST FRI JAN 27 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORT ARTHUR HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  715 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS..
 
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
 
   ...HARDIN COUNTY...JASPER COUNTY...NEWTON COUNTY...TYLER COUNTY
 
.....A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST
AND EAST TEXAS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.....
 
.....MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED OVER EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
WITH SOME IMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.....
 
AT 300 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME IMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED FROM THE SOUTHERN END OF TOLEDO
BEND RESERVOIR TO SABINE PASS AND EXTENDED WESTWARD TO NEAR CONROE. THIS
AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOPE ROUGHLY OVER THE SAME AREA FOR
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE REACHED 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH SOME
ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT TO PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING.
 
NEWTON COUNTY REPORTED CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING TO NEAR BANKFULL. JASPER
COUNTY REPORTED HIGHWAY 96 IN KIRBYVILLE FLOODED AND HIGHWAY 96 IN
JASPER WITH WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WAS IN THE
PROCESS BLOCKING OFF THESE ROADS. TYLER COUNTY REPORTED HIGHWAY 69 IN
SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTY COVER WITH WATER. HARDIN COUNTY REPORTED COUNTY
WIDE STREET FLOODING.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
 
LINHARES
 
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Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995

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