Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 7 at 3:58AM CDT until May 7 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 7, 2025 - 1:58am
Expires:
May 7, 2025 - 8:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes,
Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis
and St. Landry and southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Jasper and Newton.
* WHEN...Until 1000 AM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It
will take several hours for all the water from these storms to
work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 357 AM CDT, Flooding is ongoing across the warned area
after between 4 and 9 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
De Ridder, Eunice, Oakdale, Ville Platte, Mamou, Kinder,
Kirbyville, Basile, Oberlin, Elton, Merryville, Elizabeth,
Turkey Creek, Reeves, Dry Creek, Mittie, Sugartown, Ragley,
Singer and De Quincy.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Evangeline, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; St. Landry, LA; Jasper, TX; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA