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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
402 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2024
..SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
DEVELOPING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH PERIODIC DISTURBANCES WILL
CAUSE RAINFALL EPISODES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. THE FIRST OF THESE IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
FORECASTS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT TO SHOW AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT LOCALIZED HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIKELY IN A FEW LOCATIONS, POTENTIALLY CREATING A
LOCALIZED FLOOD RISK FOR URBAN OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
IN ADDITION, RUNOFF IS EXPECTED TO RAISE WATER LEVELS WITHIN
MULTIPLE RIVER BASINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA. CURRENT FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS SUGGEST MINOR TO
MODERATE FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SEVERAL STREAM GAUGE SITES.
THERE IS STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO LIMIT FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING THE OVERALL MAGNITUDE OF POTENTIAL FLOODING AND
ASSOCIATED IMPACTS, WHICH WILL DEPEND ON WHERE AND HOW OFTEN
REPEATING ROUNDS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURS. DETAILS SHOULD
BECOME CLEARER AS THE EVENT APPROACHES AND EVOLVES THROUGH THE
WEEK.
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