[Richard - 301] FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 310 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ALOFT ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS WILL CONTINUE COMBINING WITH EAST PACIFIC MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF MANUAL...ALONG WITH ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE...TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE FRONT SAGS SOUTH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 210500- /O.NEW.KLCH.FF.A.0004.130920T2010Z-130922T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...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...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE... BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 310 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA... ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE... LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...VERNON AND WEST CAMERON. IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
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