FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 243 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 645 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
243 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PINEVILLE...BOYCE...ALEXANDRIA...
  NORTHERN VERNON PARISH IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SLAGLE...LEESVILLE...ANACOCO...
* UNTIL 645 AM CST
* AT 238 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS NORTHERN VERNON
AND RAPIDES PARISHES. THE GROUND IS COMPLETELY SATURATED FROM
RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT FELL ON MONDAY.
WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO FORM AND MOVE
OVER THE SAME AREAS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
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.
&&
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.
LAT...LON 3140 9266 3149 9220 3148 9216 3141 9214
      3136 9207 3133 9208 3131 9213 3134 9221
      3126 9223 3109 9353 3111 9355 3112 9353
      3119 9353 3125 9355 3129 9351 3129 9344
      3138 9338 3135 9294 3152 9272
$$

FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 824 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...TEXAS...
  CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA
  SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE
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823 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.0 FEET BY
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  THURSDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...SOME ROADS UPSTREAM FROM GLENMORA...
  INCLUDING STROTHERS CROSSING ROAD NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF CALCASIEU
  AND PRICE CROSSING ROAD NEAR HINESTON HAVE WATER ON THEM AND ARE
  SUBJECT TO BEING CLOSED. ALSO...FLOODING OF FORESTED AREAS NEAR THE
  RIVER WILL OCCUR.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FORESTED AREAS NEAR THE RIVER
  WILL OCCUR.
$$

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-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-
NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
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.
$$