Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Lake Charles, LA
Areas Affected: Avoyelles, LA; Evangeline, LA; St. Landry, LA
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 11:57am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 11:57am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 6:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Friday 11:57am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 6:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles LA
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of central Louisiana, including the following parishes, Avoyelles, Evangeline and St. Landry. * WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1157 AM CDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to runoff and standing water from previous excessive rainfall. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Melville, Palmetto, Morrow, Bayou Current, Port Barre, Lebeau, Big Cane, Goudeau, Dupont and Whiteville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams. Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.deb8de05d409e2ae5f75745f279368d5ce281a99.001.1 Codes: LAC009, LAC039, LAC097 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.deb8de05d409e2ae5f75745f279368d5ce281a99.001.1