291 WGUS64 KLCH 091146 FFALCH URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 546 AM CST WED JAN 9 2013 ...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE INTO THURSDAY... .A VERY SLOW AND LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS AND LOUISIANA THROUGH THURSDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THURSDAY. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THURSDAY AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY MOVES THROUGH. LAZ028-029-031>033-042>045-052>055-100015- /O.EXT.KLCH.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-130110T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-JEFFERSON DAVIS- ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE... BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...OAKDALE...KINDER... VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...JENNINGS...WELSH... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE 546 AM CST WED JAN 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES...EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE... LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA...ALLEN...JEFFERSON DAVIS AND VERMILION. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH NOON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER ACADIANA TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * SO FAR THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER ACADIANA WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 7 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN FROM ABBEVILLE TO FRANKLIN AND INCLUDING SAINT MARTINVILLE, NEW IBERIA, AND PATTERSON. SINCE PRIOR RAINFALL EVENTS HAVE RESULTED IN SOILS WITH A REDUCED ABSORPTION CAPACITY...THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY, TONIGHT, AND INTO THURSDAY MAY CAUSE URBAN FLOODING WHICH WILL BE A RISK FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH RAINFALL RATES. FLOODING OF RIVERS AND BAYOUS MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE EVENT. 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. && $$ LAZ027-030-041-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-100015- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-130110T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-TYLER- HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...DE RIDDER... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE... BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 546 AM CST WED JAN 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...VERNON AND WEST CAMERON. IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON... ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * SO FAR THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER ACADIANA WHERE RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 7 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN FROM ABBEVILLE TO FRANKLIN AND INCLUDING SAINT MARTINVILLE, NEW IBERIA, AND PATTERSON. SINCE PRIOR RAINFALL EVENTS HAVE RESULTED IN SOILS WITH A REDUCED ABSORPTION CAPACITY...THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY, TONIGHT, AND INTO THURSDAY MAY CAUSE URBAN FLOODING WHICH WILL BE A RISK FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH RAINFALL RATES. FLOODING OF RIVERS AND BAYOUS MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE EVENT. 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. && $$