Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Mar 12, 2012, 9:48 AM CDT (14:48 UTC)

Expired

Mar 12, 2012, 12:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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049 
WGUS54 KLCH 121448
FFWLCH
LAC097-099-121730-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0011.120312T1448Z-120312T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
948 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 944 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS   
  THE WARNED AREA. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN ESTIMATED      
  BY RADAR. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ARNAUDVILLE...BREAUX BRIDGE...LEONVILLE...CECILIA AND HENDERSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 
AREA.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3027 9196 3028 9195 3032 9197 3036 9195
      3037 9199 3049 9199 3049 9176 3027 9176

$$

MM

111 
WGUS74 KLCH 121551
FFSLCH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1051 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

LAC097-099-121730-
/O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120312T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ST. LANDRY LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
1051 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN
AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...

AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
EXTREME RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY 
RADAR PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. ARNAUDVILLE HAS 
RECEIVED NEAR 9 INCHES OF RAINFALL. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ARNAUDVILLE...BREAUX BRIDGE...LEONVILLE...CECILIA AND HENDERSON.

NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED HOMES...FLOODED STREETS AND FLOODED 
VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. WATER RESCUES ARE ONGOING.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO BACK-BUILD AND WILL TRAIN 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS HAS EVOLVED INTO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
WEATHER SITUATION WITH ADDED RAINS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3027 9196 3028 9195 3032 9197 3036 9195
      3037 9199 3049 9199 3049 9176 3027 9176

$$

MM

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