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WGUS74 KLCH 181227
FFSLCH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
727 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
LAC009-181500-
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AVOYELLES LA-
727 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR CENTRAL AVOYELLES PARISH...
AT 727 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARKSVILLE, SIMMESPORT, MOREAUVILLE, BORDELONVILLE, COTTONPORT,
MANSURA, HESSMER, BIG BEND AND HAMBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS, CULVERTS, CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3112 9206 3116 9195 3113 9172 3112 9172
3111 9170 3110 9171 3109 9172 3108 9172
3108 9171 3104 9172 3103 9175 3102 9175
3100 9177 3099 9178 3099 9208 3107 9212
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
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