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WGUS64 KLCH 090328
FFALCH

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
928 PM 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 PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLOODING FROM MAINLY WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.

LAZ027-028-030-031-041-073-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-091300-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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
928 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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. 

* THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL...3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 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 CAN 
  BE EXPECTED 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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