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WGUS74 KLCH 292349
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
649 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

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Acadia LA-Lafayette LA-
649 PM CDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN ACADIA PARISHES...

At 649 PM CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in Rayne. Between 3 and 9 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...NWS Employees and Emergency Management have reported
         numerous flooded roadways that have become impassable.
         Additionally, water has flooded drainage ditches and low
         lying areas rising toward business and residential
         structures.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Crowley, Scott, Rayne, Duson, Mire, Lyons Point and Estherwood.

Do not attempt to travel unless seeking higher ground. Even when
rainfall slows or ceases, water levels may continue to rise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

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LAT...LON 3033 9230 3036 9218 3035 9218 3035 9216
      3032 9216 3032 9214 3030 9214 3031 9212
      3028 9209 3019 9216 3014 9225 3015 9229
      3013 9230 3012 9232 3009 9235 3007 9237
      3014 9248 3015 9249

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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