FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1019 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 415 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1019 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...JEANERETTE...AVERY
ISLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE...
ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...STEPHENSVILLE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
CATAHOULA...BREAUX BRIDGE...
ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PATTERSON...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
CYPREMORT POINT...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...
EASTERN VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KAPLAN...INTRACOASTAL CITY...FORKED
ISLAND...ABBEVILLE...
* UNTIL 415 AM CST TUESDAY
* AT 1006 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS EVENING. THE GROUND IS COMPLETELY SATURATED
AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS RUNNING OFF INTO LOW LYING AREAS AND
LOCAL BAYOUS. THE AREA HAS RECEIVED FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. I
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
YOUNGSVILLE...LYDIA...HENDERSON...ERATH...DELCAMBRE...CECILIA...
BUTTE LA ROSE AND BROUSSARD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.
LAT...LON 2951 9135 2954 9151 2965 9154 2966 9162
2976 9160 2975 9181 2983 9183 2984 9193
2975 9218 2963 9211 2955 9232 2998 9236
3052 9175 3026 9160 3023 9148 3012 9145
3003 9123 2986 9118 2980 9109 2964 9108
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K. KUYPER

FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 925 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 325 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA..
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY AFFECTING ST. MARY PARISH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN
AROUND AND DON`T DROWN.
A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.
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925 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT MORGAN CITY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 5.0 FEET THROUGHOUT
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WIND AND TIDAL FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE..
* IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...FLOODWALL GATES WILL BE CLOSED TO PROTECT
AGAINST HIGHER STAGES. VESSEL TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONGER
RIVER CURRENT AND VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES WILL BE STRICTLY
ENFORCED BY THE U. S. COAST GUARD.
$$

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 133 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 500 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE...
.PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA....CONTINUING TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY ALONG AND
IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. TWO TO THREE
INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE COMMON WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THESE RAINS COMBINED WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT
IN A RAPID RUNOFF AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
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CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON-
ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CROWLEY...
LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...
MORGAN CITY...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
133 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...ACADIA...CALCASIEU...
CAMERON...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST.
MARTIN...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN AND VERMILION. IN
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...JEFFERSON AND ORANGE.
* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA....CONTINUING TONIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY ALONG AND IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
REGION. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE COMMON WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE RAINS COMBINED WITH AN ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN A RAPID RUNOFF AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING.
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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 635 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 645 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
634 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009
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CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
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634 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MID MORNING. WIDESPREAD
FOG...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. THE FOG
IS EXPECTED TO LIFT AFTER A FEW HOURS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
DENSE FOG IS LIKELY TO RETURN TO A GOOD PART OF THE AREA AGAIN
TONIGHT.
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
TWO DAY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY AS THE FRONT NEARS AND MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR...WHERE THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
RAINFALL FROM MONDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS
THE COLD FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WHERE THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL
BE GREATEST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TO MONITOR POTENTIAL
FLOODING TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF STREET
FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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