Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Lake Charles, LA ∙ Carlyss, LA ∙ Vinton, LA ∙ Southland Field Airport, LA ∙ Starks, LA ∙ Lake Charles Regional Airport, LA ∙ Sulphur Southland Field Airport, LA ∙ Iowa, LA ∙ Prien, LA ∙ Sulphur, LA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 832 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until midnight CDT tonight. * At 832 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 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... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Iowa, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Moss Bluff, Starks, Carlyss, Edgerly, Lebleu Settlement, Holmwood, Lunita and Toomey. 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 3010 9302 3012 9310 3011 9346 3014 9363 3018 9367 3028 9368 3034 9371 3039 9357 3035 9357 3029 9354 3028 9351 3027 9337 3028 9326 3032 9311 3033 9305 3033 9303 3026 9303 3026 9301 3024 9300 3012 9299 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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