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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1016 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SIMMESPORT...MOREAUVILLE...
  MARKSVILLE...EFFIE...BUNKIE...BORDELONVILLE...
  NORTHEASTERN EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  EAST CENTRAL RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHENEYVILLE...
  NORTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MORROW...BAYOU CURRENT...PALMETTO...
  MELVILLE...KROTZ SPRINGS...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 953 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND NATIONAL
  WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATE FLASH FLOODING IS
  OCCURRING OVER AVOYELLES PARISH. THIS FLOODING IS FROM HEAVY RAINS
  THAT CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST RAPIDES PARISH AND
  A LARGE PART OF AVOYELLES PARISH. THIS ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO
  SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF ST. LANDRY PARISH.
  RADAR AND GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE THAT 3 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA IN THE PAST 6 HOURS OR SINCE 4 AM.
  TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 8 TO 10 INCHES IN
  CENTRAL AVOYELLES PARISH NEAR HESSMER AND MANSURA. REPORTS OF
  FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE HESSMER AND MANSURA AREAS AS
  WELL.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RUBY...
  POLAND...LAKE OPHELIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...BROUILLETTE...BIG
  BEND...MANSURA...LECOMPTE...HESSMER...ECHO AND CENTERPOINT.

  SOME DRAINAGES THAT MAY BE FLOODED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CHOCTAW BAYOU...JACK BAYOU AND BAYOU DES GLAISES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAKE
CHARLES.

&&

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.

LAT...LON 3137 9208 3133 9208 3134 9202 3132 9199
      3129 9201 3124 9198 3131 9191 3120 9167
      3115 9170 3106 9170 3098 9180 3088 9179
      3086 9181 3074 9173 3052 9173 3054 9189
      3091 9231 3107 9240 3138 9211

$$

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