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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
343 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...

.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAINS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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VERNON-RAPIDES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-WEST CAMERON-TYLER-
HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-
SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...LAKE CHARLES...
SULPHUR...HACKBERRY...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...
SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...
JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
343 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU... 
  RAPIDES...VERNON AND WEST CAMERON. IN TEXAS...HARDIN... 
  JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE... 
  SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. 

* FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10 
  INCHES. 

* PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING LOCATIONS 
  ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE OR ALONG LOW 
  LYING RURAL ROADS. FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND BAYOUS IS 
  ALSO LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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