217 WGUS64 KLCH 091010 FFALCH URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 410 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ENTIRE AREA... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLOODING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LAZ029-033-044-045-052>055-092200- /O.EXB.KLCH.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ AVOYELLES-ST. LANDRY-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA- ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT... SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE 410 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE... LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...VERMILION. * THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * RAINFALL...3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 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. && $$ LAZ028-031-032-042-043-074-092200- /O.EXT.KLCH.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160311T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RAPIDES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...OAKDALE... KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...JENNINGS...LAKE ARTHUR... CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...CAMERON 410 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA... EVANGELINE AND RAPIDES. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...EAST CAMERON AND JEFFERSON DAVIS. * THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * RAINFALL...4 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES. * PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE OR ALONG LOW LYING RURAL ROADS. FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND BAYOUS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LAZ027-030-041-073-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-092200- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160310T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-WEST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...DE RIDDER... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HACKBERRY...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL... LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 410 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...VERNON AND WEST CAMERON. IN TEXAS...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL...6 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 9 TO 12 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. && $$