Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Jun 6, 2019, 5:38 AM CDT (10:38 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2019, 6:45 AM CDT

In force

67 min

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KLCH 061038
FFWLCH
LAC001-039-055-097-113-061145-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0049.190606T1038Z-190606T1145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
538 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
  Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 538 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Lafayette, Opelousas, Crowley, Scott, Rayne, Carencro, Ville
  Platte, Kaplan, Church Point, Mamou, Gueydan, Leonville, Palmetto,
  Sunset, Port Barre, Duson, Pine Prairie, Washington, Maurice and
  Grand Coteau.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 2995 9261 3003 9262 3057 9227 3058 9260
      3062 9260 3080 9244 3082 9185 3040 9194
      3041 9198 3037 9199 3036 9195 3019 9198
      2987 9238

$$

K. Kuyper

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.