Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 10 at 4:17AM CST until November 10 at 6:45AM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 10, 2024 - 2:17am
Expires:
November 10, 2024 - 4:45am
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
East Central Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 645 AM CST.
* At 417 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
Oberlin, Turkey Creek, Pine Prairie, Beaver, Reddell, Bond and
Bayou Chicot.
Instruction:
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Allen, LA; Evangeline, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA