Flash flood watch in effect into Thursday
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1121 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
LAZ028-029-032-033-043>045-052>055-180500-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.A.0006.210517T1621Z-210521T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rapides-Avoyelles-Evangeline-St. Landry-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St.
Martin-Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-
Including the cities of Richard, Opelousas, Mansura, Intracoastal
City, Branch, Kaplan, Effie, Burns Point, Reddell, Patterson,
Cottonport, Ville Platte, Eunice, St. Martinville, Rayne,
Simmesport, New Iberia, Berwick, Meaux, Pineville, Bayou Vista,
Abbeville, St. Landry, Mamou, Crowley, Marksville, Franklin,
Lawtell, Morgan City, Breaux Bridge, Alexandria, Bunkie, Church
Point, Forked Island, Cade, Beaver, Centerville, Lafayette, and
Stephensville
1121 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch 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 and Vermilion.
* Through Thursday evening
* Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue today through
Thursday afternoon. Total rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches with
locally higher amounts of 12 inches.
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.