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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

926 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  NORTHEASTERN RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT



* AT 913 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

 THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN RAPIDES AND   

 NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH SINCE 3 AM. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO    

 WHAT HAS FALLEN LAST EVENING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE 

 TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOU LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEVILLE AND

  BALL



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN ADDITIONAL 1 T0 2 INCEHS ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1030 AM.



AN ADDITIONAL WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED AFTER 1030.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3148 9216 3141 9214 3136 9207 3133 9208

      3134 9202 3132 9199 3129 9201 3124 9198

      3126 9194 3129 9195 3131 9193 3131 9189

      3122 9173 3116 9176 3139 9260 3141 9259

      3149 9220



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