462 WGUS64 KLCH 092132 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 332 PM CST WED JAN 9 2013 ...FLOODING RAINS POSSIBLE INTO THURSDAY... .A VERY SLOW AND LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS AND LOUISIANA THROUGH THURSDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THURSDAY. WITH EXTREMELY HIGH GULF MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION...THE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES. SINCE GROUNDS ARE BECOMING SATURATED...THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RUN-OFF QUICKLY CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OF ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES...AND LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LAZ028-029-031>033-042>045-052>055-100630- /O.CON.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 332 PM CST WED JAN 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH NOON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES AREA WIDE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * SO FAR ON WEDNESDAY...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS STAYED WEST OF ACADIANA. HOWEVER...3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF ACADIANA ON TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN SOILS WITH A REDUCED ABSORPTION CAPACITY. THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT... AND INTO THURSDAY...MAY CAUSE THE HIGH RISK FOR URBAN FLOODING DUE TO EXPECTED INTENSITY OF THE RAINFALL AND DURATION OF THE EVENT. FLOODING OF RIVERS AND BAYOUS MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN 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>262-100630- /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 332 PM 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. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES AREA WIDE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * SO FAR ON WEDNESDAY...THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COMBINED WITH PRIOR RAINFALL EVENTS...HAVE RESULTED IN SOILS WITH A REDUCED ABSORPTION CAPACITY. THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT...AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY...MAY CAUSE THE HIGH RISK FOR URBAN FLOODING DUE TO EXPECTED INTENSITY OF THE RAINFALL AND DURATION OF THE EVENT. FLOODING OF RIVERS AND BAYOUS MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN 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. && $$ RUA