FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 243 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
NORTHERN RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PINEVILLE...BOYCE...ALEXANDRIA...
NORTHERN VERNON PARISH IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SLAGLE...LEESVILLE...ANACOCO...
* UNTIL 645 AM CST
* AT 238 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS NORTHERN VERNON
AND RAPIDES PARISHES. THE GROUND IS COMPLETELY SATURATED FROM
RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT FELL ON MONDAY.
WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO FORM AND MOVE
OVER THE SAME AREAS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.
LAT...LON 3140 9266 3149 9220 3148 9216 3141 9214
3136 9207 3133 9208 3131 9213 3134 9221
3126 9223 3109 9353 3111 9355 3112 9353
3119 9353 3125 9355 3129 9351 3129 9344
3138 9338 3135 9294 3152 9272
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 823 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR GLENMORA.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.0 FEET BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...SOME ROADS UPSTREAM FROM GLENMORA...
INCLUDING STROTHERS CROSSING ROAD NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF CALCASIEU
AND PRICE CROSSING ROAD NEAR HINESTON HAVE WATER ON THEM AND ARE
SUBJECT TO BEING CLOSED. ALSO...FLOODING OF FORESTED AREAS NEAR THE
RIVER WILL OCCUR.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FORESTED AREAS NEAR THE RIVER
WILL OCCUR.
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