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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1006 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2026
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AVOYELLES LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
1006 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES, AVOYELLES AND ST. LANDRY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. NUMEROUS ROADS
REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL. EXPECT MANY AREAS OF SLOW
MOVING OR STANDING WATER. IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR ALL THE
WATER FROM THESE STORMS TO WORK THROUGH LOCAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN
URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1006 AM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN
THE WARNED AREA DUE TO RUNOFF AND STANDING WATER FROM
PREVIOUS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
BETWEEN 10 AND 29 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AVOYELLES AND NORTH
CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISHES
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
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.
LAT...LON 3086 9182 3083 9180 3085 9207 3084 9217
3084 9219 3086 9219
RUA
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