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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS EXTENDED THE

* 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 400 PM CDT

* AT 144 PM CDT...FLOODING FROM WAS STILL OCCURRING OVER AVOYELLES
  AND NORTHERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES. WHILE RAINFALL IS ENDING...THE
  WARNING IS BEING EXTENDED TO ALLOW RUNOFF TIME TO MAKE IT INTO THE
  LARGER BAYOUS AND RIVERS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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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