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Flood Watch issued May 15 at 9:57AM CDT until May 17 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes,Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, NorthernAcadia, Northern Calcasieu, Northern Jefferson Davis, Rapides,Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis, St.Landry, Upper St. Martin, Upper Vermilion and Vernon and southeastTexas, including the following areas, Hardin, Lower Jefferson,Northern Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange, SouthernJasper, Southern Newton, Southern Orange, Tyler and UpperJefferson.* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occurin poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- A storm system will slowly move through the region Thursdayinto Friday. Widespread rainfall of 1 to 5 inches is possiblewith the potential for 5 to 9 inches locally. Southeast Texasnorth of I-10 into south-central Louisiana has the highestprobability of seeing these higher totals. This will fall onalready saturated soils and with ongoing flooding and orelevated water ways. Rainfall rates with the strongestshowers and storms will be in excess of 2 inches in one hour.Another round of showers and storms will be possible laterFriday into Saturday, but confidence is too low to include inthe watch at this time.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take actionshould Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

National Weather Service

Air Quality Alert issued May 15 at 3:13PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LAThe Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is forecasting aCode Orange Air Quality Alert, until 7 PM CDT this evening.The Air Quality Index indicates that Ground Level Ozone will be atthe Orange level, which means Members of sensitive groups mayexperience health effects. The general public is not likely to beaffected.More information about current air quality is available at the D E Qwebsite www.deq.louisiana.gov or by calling 2 2 5 2 1 9 3 4 8 9 onweekdays.

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