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WGUS64 KLCH 010013
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
713 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
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AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANSURA, VILLE PLATTE, BUNKIE, LAWTELL,
MARKSVILLE, ST. LANDRY, EFFIE, OAKDALE, COTTONPORT, KINDER,
BEAVER, MAMOU, EUNICE, SIMMESPORT, OPELOUSAS, AND REDDELL
713 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING PARISHES, IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA, AVOYELLES, EVANGELINE
AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, ALLEN.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SET UP WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN AREA
OF
HEAVY RAINFALL AND REPEATING STORMS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
RAINFALL
TOTALS 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE
POSSIBLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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VERNON-RAPIDES-BEAUREGARD-TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN
NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEESVILLE, DE RIDDER, ORETTA, FORT POLK,
ALEXANDRIA, TOWN BLUFF, FARRSVILLE, HOLLY SPRINGS, CALL, GIST,
SILSBEE, WARREN, JAMESTOWN, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, BURKEVILLE,
WIERGATE, PICKERING, EVADALE, DEWEYVILLE, KIRBYVILLE, HILLISTER,
JASPER, ROGANVILLE, BUNA, BUNDICK LAKE, SLAGLE, FIELDS, IVANHOE,
WOODVILLE, FRED, BLEAKWOOD, PINEVILLE, SPURGER, MT. UNION,
NEWTON, AND LUMBERTON
713 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING PARISHES,
BEAUREGARD, RAPIDES AND VERNON AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, HARDIN, NORTHERN JASPER, NORTHERN NEWTON,
SOUTHERN JASPER, SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SET UP WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN AREA
OF
HEAVY RAINFALL AND REPEATING STORMS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
RAINFALL
TOTALS 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE
POSSIBLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
NS
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