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WGUS54 KLCH 181257
FFWLCH
LAC009-039-079-181500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0042.260618T1257Z-260618T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
757 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHEASTERN EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT.
* AT 757 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 1 TO 4.5 INCHES IN 1
HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARKSVILLE, BUNKIE, CHENEYVILLE, TURKEY CREEK, EFFIE, LECOMPTE,
HESSMER, ECHO, POLAND, RUBY, BAYOU CHICOT AND ST. LANDRY.
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 3109 9246 3132 9208 3133 9208 3134 9203
3133 9202 3132 9200 3131 9201 3130 9200
3129 9201 3130 9202 3128 9202 3127 9199
3110 9210 3106 9211 3099 9208 3093 9217
3080 9229 3080 9236 3091 9244 3101 9249
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-4.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
BRAZZELL
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