Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued December 9 at 11:17AM CST until December 9 at 2:15PM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 9, 2024 - 9:17am
Expires:
December 9, 2024 - 12:15pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
Southeastern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...
* Until 215 PM CST.
* At 1117 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Doppler radar
estimates up to 2 inches of rain have fallen in the past 3 hours...
and upstream showers and storms are showing rainfall rates up to 3
inches per hour at times. Given the already saturated grounds
across the warned area, flash flooding will possibly 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...
Franklin, Jeanerette, Baldwin, Charenton, Sorrel, Glencoe, Cote
Blanche Island, Pierre Part, Centerville and Weeks Island.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Iberia, LA; St. Martin, LA; St. Mary, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA