FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1011 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1011 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
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LAFAYETTE LA-ST. MARY LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
1011 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...JEANERETTE...AVERY
ISLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...STEPHENSVILLE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
CATAHOULA...
ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PATTERSON...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
CYPREMORT POINT...BURNS POINT...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY
* THREE TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE REGION LAST NIGHT.
WHILE MOST AREA ROADWAYS ARE OPEN...WATER HAS FILLED THE DITCHES.
ADDITIONAL RAIN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON COULD CAUSE SOME WATER TO
OVERFLOW ONTO THE ROADS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 2967 9109 2948 9129 2954 9155 2955 9153
2964 9156 2964 9165 2974 9163 2971 9186
2983 9183 2982 9192 3004 9196 3011 9206
3043 9163 3028 9158 3024 9147 3012 9146
3005 9122 2986 9118 2982 9108
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ERICKSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 632 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 630 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009

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HWOLCH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
630 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
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CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-
NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
630 AM CST TUE DEC 15 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
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY
IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT PROGRESSING THROUGH THE AREA.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHERN LOUISIANA...AND
EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A REPRIEVE IN RAIN IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BUT RAINFALL WILL
RETURN TO THE FORECAST FOR THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND
TRACKS TO THE EAST. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN...AND THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL TOTALS...ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TO MONITOR POTENTIAL
FLOODING TODAY. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING OR FLASH
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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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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