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WGUS74 KLCH 300225

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

925 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006



LAC045-300245-

IBERIA LA-

925 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR IBERIA 

PARISH...



AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS IBERIA PARISH... 

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE PARISH. RADAR ESTIMATES 

SHOW THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS 

MAINLY THE NORTHWESTERN EXTREMES OF THE PARISH...WHILE OBSERVATIONS 

INDICATE THAT AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS AND TO 

THE NORTH OF NEW IBERIA. REPORTS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATE 

THAT NUMEROUS ROADS ARE UNDER WATER AROUND NEW IBERIA WITH VEHICLES 

FLOODING OUT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA BEFORE THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE OUT BY MIDNIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAKE

CHARLES.



LAT...LON 3000 9196 2984 9187 2994 9156 3011 9169



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000 

WGUS74 KLCH 300225

FFSLCH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

925 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006



LAC045-300245-

IBERIA LA-

925 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR IBERIA 

PARISH...



AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS IBERIA PARISH... 

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE PARISH. RADAR ESTIMATES 

SHOW THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS 

MAINLY THE NORTHWESTERN EXTREMES OF THE PARISH...WHILE OBSERVATIONS 

INDICATE THAT AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS AND TO 

THE NORTH OF NEW IBERIA. REPORTS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATE 

THAT NUMEROUS ROADS ARE UNDER WATER AROUND NEW IBERIA WITH VEHICLES 

FLOODING OUT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA BEFORE THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE OUT BY MIDNIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAKE

CHARLES.



LAT...LON 3000 9196 2984 9187 2994 9156 3011 9169



$$



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