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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

751 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



LAC011-019-115-TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-141330-

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VERNON LA-BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA-NEWTON TX-JASPER TX-TYLER TX-

HARDIN TX-JEFFERSON TX-ORANGE TX-

751 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN ORANGE...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...HARDIN...SOUTHERN TYLER...

SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES...AND NORTHWESTERN

CALCASIEU...WESTERN BEAUREGARD AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN VERNON

PARISHES...



AT 735 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF HEAVY RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 

VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEWEYVILLE...

STARKS...SINGER...MERRYVILLE...FIELDS...DE RIDDER...DE QUINCY...

WILDWOOD...WARREN...THICKET...SILSBEE...NEWTON...KOUNTZE...

KIRBYVILLE...FRED...EVADALE...CALL...BUNA AND BON WEIR



THE WARNED AREA HAS SEEN HEAVY RAIN SINCE IKE HAS MADE LANDFALL AND 

OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN. MORE 

RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 830 

AM.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3050 9455 3066 9458 3085 9380 3088 9322

      3041 9328 2988 9437 2989 9438 2989 9444

      2991 9446 3011 9446 3012 9462 3040 9471

      3050 9472



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