Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Lafayette, LA ∙ Breaux Bridge, LA ∙ Lafayette Regional Airport, LA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 305 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... West Central St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 305 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Rainfall rates of 3 inches per hour are being estimated by radar. 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... Lafayette, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Carencro and Broussard. Reports of flooding along Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette have been received. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3029 9208 3029 9186 3017 9186 3017 9208 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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