FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 915 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SABINE RIVER NEAR DEWEYVILLE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.5 FEET BY
SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR.
LOW-LYING ROADS IN SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH...INCLUDING
ROBERT CLARK ROAD WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM.
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HARD FREEZE WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 234 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
CST SATURDAY.
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT...LASTING
UNTIL JUST AFTER SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S ARE POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1051 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS
MORNING...WITH SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO MIX WITH THE RAIN LATER
THIS MORNING. A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...AND AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE
30S DURING THE DAY...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE BY THIS
EVENING. BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
FREEZING THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL SATURDAY
MORNING. THUS...ANY REMAINING SNOW OR MOISTURE WILL FREEZE ONTO
ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AREAS OF POORLY
VISIBLE BLACK ICE.
TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER
2 INCHES WITHIN 12 HOURS IS EXPECTED...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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