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Flash Flood Warning

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Lafayette, LA; St. Martin, LA

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
* Until 1130 AM CDT.
* At 910 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of around 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lafayette, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Carencro, Arnaudville, Broussard, Youngsville, Henderson, Cecilia and Parks.
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