Full Notification

FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Central Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... South Central Newton County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 915 AM CDT.

* At 320 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Elizabeth, Reeves, Dry Creek, Sugartown, Ragley, Mittie, Singer, Pitkin, De Quincy, Fields, Hineston, Grant, Tulla, Longville, Harmony, Cravens, Fullerton, Oretta, Bivens and Lacamp. Some locations are not raining in the warned area at this time, but will within the next hour. Rainfall rates will be intense with many locations seeing 2-3 inches in one hour or less.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... RAPIDES, LA ... VERNON, LA ... NEWTON, TX

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.