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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
847 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-020100-
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOWN BLUFF, FIELDS, ORETTA, REDDELL,
BUNA, WIERGATE, DEWEYVILLE, FARRSVILLE, VILLE PLATTE, MAMOU,
BUNDICK LAKE, MANSURA, WOODVILLE, LEESVILLE, DE RIDDER, MT.
UNION, SIMMESPORT, JASPER, BURKEVILLE, PICKERING, EVADALE,
KIRBYVILLE, COTTONPORT, LAWTELL, HOLLY SPRINGS, GIST, ALEXANDRIA,
ST. LANDRY, PINEVILLE, SPURGER, BLEAKWOOD, JAMESTOWN, MARKSVILLE,
WARREN, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, OPELOUSAS, SLAGLE, KINDER, HILLISTER,
BUNKIE, OAKDALE, EUNICE, LUMBERTON, SILSBEE, BEAVER, FRED,
NEWTON, CALL, IVANHOE, FORT POLK, ROGANVILLE, AND EFFIE
847 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING PARISHES,
ALLEN, AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, EVANGELINE, RAPIDES, ST. LANDRY AND
VERNON AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, HARDIN,
NORTHERN JASPER, NORTHERN NEWTON, SOUTHERN JASPER, SOUTHERN NEWTON
AND TYLER.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* 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...
- WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH RAIN
RATES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD MAY CAUSE FLOODING.
- 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.
RUA
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