Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Pinewood Estates, TX ∙ Thicket, TX ∙ Silsbee, TX ∙ Sour Lake, TX ∙ Votaw, TX ∙ Loeb, TX ∙ Honey Island, TX ∙ Bessmay, TX ∙ Lumberton, TX ∙ Saratoga, TX

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 541 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Hardin County in southeastern Texas... Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas... * Until 845 AM CDT. * At 541 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lumberton, Silsbee, Kountze, Sour Lake, Saratoga, Evadale, Thicket, Buna, Bevil Oaks, Honey Island, Weiss Bluff, Batson and Votaw. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3015 9428 3011 9445 3011 9460 3045 9472 3050 9389 3024 9391 3024 9412 3023 9412 3018 9422 3017 9427 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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