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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

1023 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MOREAUVILLE...MARKSVILLE...EFFIE...

  BUNKIE...BORDELONVILLE...

  EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TURKEY CREEK...MAMOU...BASILE...

  RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PINEVILLE...HINESTON...GLENMORA...

  CHENEYVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...

  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  NORTHWESTERN ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...

  ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...REEVES...OBERLIN...OAKDALE...        

  KINDER...ELIZABETH...

  NORTHEASTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SUGARTOWN...DRY CREEK...

  NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELTON...

  SOUTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PITKIN...



* UNTIL 415 PM CDT



* AT 1007 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED  THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS           

  THE AREA...HOWEVER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS WERE   

  IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 11 TO 20      

  INCHES THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANSURA...

  LECOMPTE...DEVILLE AND BALL



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 415.



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED 

THROUGH THE AREA. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO HIGHWAY 71 SOUTH OF 

ALEXANDRIA.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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 3131 9193 3131 9189 3122 9173

      3082 9221 3038 9253 3036 9299 3062 9318

      3140 9265 3149 9220



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