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WGUS64 KLCH 181637  
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FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
1137 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
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LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST  
CAMERON-NORTHERN CALCASIEU-NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-NORTHERN  
ACADIA-UPPER VERMILION-UPPER IBERIA-UPPER ST. MARY-SOUTHERN  
CALCASIEU-SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-SOUTHERN ACADIA-LOWER  
VERMILION-LOWER IBERIA-LOWER ST. MARY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IOWA, ABBEVILLE, CROWLEY, BREAUX BRIDGE,  
FENTON, MORGAN CITY, RAYNE, WESTLAKE, PATTERSON, DE QUINCY, MOSS  
BLUFF, BURNS POINT, LAKE CHARLES, HACKBERRY, LAFAYETTE, LAKE  
ARTHUR, IOTA, WELSH, VINTON, KLONDIKE, FRANKLIN, HAYES, CYPREMORT  
POINT, GUEYDAN, JOHNSON BAYOU, CAMERON, STEPHENSVILLE, RUTHERFORD  
BEACH, MAURICE, CENTERVILLE, CADE, KAPLAN, AVERY ISLAND, CREOLE,  
GRAND CHENIER, GRAND LAKE, CHURCH POINT, BRANCH, MORSE, JENNINGS,  
BERWICK, FORKED ISLAND, ST. MARTINVILLE, TOPSY, SULPHUR,  
JEANERETTE, BELL CITY, HATHAWAY, BAYOU VISTA, INTRACOASTAL CITY,  
ELTON, MEAUX, CARLYSS, AND NEW IBERIA  
1137 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING PARISHES, IN SOUTH  
CENTRAL LOUISIANA, LAFAYETTE, LOWER IBERIA, LOWER ST. MARTIN, LOWER  
ST. MARY, UPPER IBERIA, UPPER ST. MARTIN AND UPPER ST. MARY. IN  
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, EAST CAMERON, LOWER VERMILION, NORTHERN ACADIA,  
NORTHERN CALCASIEU, NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS, SOUTHERN ACADIA,  
SOUTHERN CALCASIEU, SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS, UPPER VERMILION AND  
WEST CAMERON.  
 
THE FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH IS BEING  
CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDDELL, VILLE PLATTE, FIELDS, OAKDALE,  
SLAGLE, ALEXANDRIA, BEAVER, BUNDICK LAKE, KINDER, PINEVILLE,  
LEESVILLE, MARKSVILLE, MAMOU, SIMMESPORT, EFFIE, ST. LANDRY, FORT  
POLK, DE RIDDER, EUNICE, PICKERING, COTTONPORT, LAWTELL,  
OPELOUSAS, BUNKIE, MANSURA, AND ORETTA  
1137 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL  
LOUISIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING PARISHES, IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA,  
AVOYELLES, EVANGELINE, RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTHWEST  
LOUISIANA, ALLEN AND BEAUREGARD. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA, VERNON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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...  
- 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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