Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued December 26 at 7:58PM CST until December 26 at 11:00PM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 26, 2024 - 5:58pm
Expires:
December 26, 2024 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Orange County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1100 PM CST.
* At 758 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
Beaumont, Orange, Nederland, Port Neches, Vidor, Bridge City, West
Orange, Mauriceville, Rose City, Pine Forest, Orangefield,
Pinehurst and Forest Heights.
This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 879 and
858.
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.
Area Description:
Orange, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA