Flash Flood Warning

FFWLCH

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... Northeastern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... Northeastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 248 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

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... Opelousas, Rayne, Carencro, Church Point, Krotz Springs, Leonville, Arnaudville, Melville, Sunset, Port Barre, Grand Coteau, Cankton and Mire.