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Flood Watch issued May 2 at 2:30AM CDT until May 3 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes,Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Northern Calcasieu,Rapides and Vernon and southeast Texas, including the followingareas, Hardin, Northern Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange,Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, Tyler and Upper Jefferson.* WHEN...Through Friday evening.* 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. Area creeks andstreams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are set to moveacross southeast Texas and central Louisiana today andFriday. Shortwave trof moving across northeast Texas willsend these rounds into a deeply moist airmass feeding rightoff the Gulf consisting of PWATs 1.60 to 2.00 inches.Rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour will be possible andareas with ongoing flooding are urged to be mindful of veryswiftly exacerbated flooding conditions. Current forecastsindicate each line should move through the region ratherprogressively, move fairly progressively, however, anydeviation or slow-down of precipitation would possibly result in another 3 to 8inches of rain inside the flood watch area. Isolated higheramounts will be possible.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

National Weather Service

Flood Warning issued May 2 at 10:39AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Bundick Creek At Bundick LakeCalcasieu River Near GlenmoraBayou Anacoco Near RosepineSabine River Near Bon Wier...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Calcasieu River near White Oak ParkSabine River Near DeweyvillePine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers inLouisiana...West Fork of The Calcasieu River At Sam Houston Jones SPCalcasieu River Near KinderAdditional information is available at www.weather.gov.The next statement will be issued this morning at 1145 AM CDT.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River near Bon Wier.* WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 33.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding will occur.Low-lying roads and a few homes have some flooding between BonWier and Merryville. Camp houses along the river in SouthwestVernon Parish begin to flood.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 10:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 29.0 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagelate tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 32.7feet early Sunday afternoon.- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

National Weather Service