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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

955 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005



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ACADIA LA-

955 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR ACADIA

PARISH...



AT 955 PM CDT...THE MAYOR OF ESTHERWOOD HAS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT 

FLOODING AROUND THE CITY. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL 

RAINS IN THE WARNED PARISH OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



DUE TO FLOODING...THE MAYORS OF ESTWERWOOD AND CROWLEY HAVE ASKED 

PERSONS TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DRIVING AROUND THE CITY...UNTIL WATER 

LEVELS DROP. THIS IS CREATING ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS... AND A 

HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

ESTHERWOOD...CROWLEY AND IOTA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE 

WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN 

AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE 

AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



LAT...LON 3048 9259 3039 9259 3036 9261 3024 9261

      3021 9257 3014 9260 3011 9261 3013 9255

      3007 9240 3020 9225 3048 9225



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K. KUYPER/ S. SHAMBURGER

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