041  
FGUS74 KLCH 201826  
ESFLCH  
LAC001-003-009-011-019-023-039-045-053-055-079-097-099-101-113-  
115-TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-212230-  
 
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
1226 PM CST SAT JAN 20 2024  
   
..SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EXPECTED NEXT WEEK  
 
DEVELOPING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH PERIODIC DISTURBANCES WILL  
CAUSE RAINFALL EPISODES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE  
AREA NEXT WEEK.  
 
THE LATEST FORECAST INDICATE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES  
THROUGH THE WEEK WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED.  
 
IN ADDITION TO AREAL FLOODING, SEVERAL RIVER LOCATIONS COULD  
EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AS WELL. CURRENT FORECAST  
PRECIPITATION VALUES SUGGEST MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WITHIN  
MANY OF OUR RIVER BASINS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST  
TEXAS.  
 
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE OVERALL MAGNITUDE OF  
POTENTIAL FLOODING AND THE ASSOCIATED IMPACTS, DEPENDING 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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