Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued December 26 at 8:29PM CST until December 26 at 11:30PM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 26, 2024 - 6:29pm
Expires:
December 26, 2024 - 9:30pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 1130 PM CST.
* At 829 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 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...
Hineston, Pitkin, Leander, Sieper, Elmer, Otis, Lacamp, Gardner,
Fullerton and Calcasieu.
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:
Rapides, LA; Vernon, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA