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WGUS44 KLCH 221919
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
219 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
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Avoyelles LA-Evangeline LA-Rapides LA-St. Landry LA-219 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of central Louisiana, including the following
parishes, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides and St. Landry.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Streams and bayous continue to rise
due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of
slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 219 PM CDT, gauge reports runoff and standing water from
previous excessive rainfall. Flooding is already occurring in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Opelousas, Marksville, Bunkie, Simmesport, Melville,
Moreauville, Cheneyville, Palmetto, Morrow, Bordelonville,
Bayou Current, Effie, Port Barre, Cottonport, Mansura,
Washington, Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville and Goudeau.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams.
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
&&
LAT...LON 3122 9225 3122 9194 3124 9182 3120 9169
3117 9168 3113 9172 3110 9170 3104 9172
3098 9181 3087 9180 3086 9182 3070 9173
3058 9175 3053 9186 3052 9210 3069 9215
3075 9223 3090 9231 3098 9241 3119 9234
$$
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