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WGUS54 KLCH 171843
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LAC019-053-172145-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
143 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR EASTERN CALCASIEU AND WESTERN JEFFERSON
DAVIS PARISHES INCLUDING LAKE CHARLES, LEBLEU SETTLEMENT AND IOWA...

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 143 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 5 and 12 inches of rain
  have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Eastern Calcasieu and Western
  Jefferson Davis Parishes including Lake Charles, Lebleu Settlement
  and Iowa. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
  GROUND NOW!

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
           HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
           low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lake Charles, Westlake, Iowa, Moss Bluff, Lake Charles Regional
  Airport, Lebleu Settlement and Buller.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3010 9322 3009 9329 3011 9334 3017 9334
      3024 9329 3030 9324 3033 9317 3038 9307
      3043 9294 3035 9292 3023 9299 3022 9300
      3015 9311

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

Brazzell
