Full Notification

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Vernon and southeast Texas, including the following counties, Hardin, Jasper, Newton and Tyler.

* WHEN...Until 130 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 727 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen with local amounts up to 10 inches. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lumberton, De Ridder, Jasper, Leesville, Silsbee, Woodville, Newton, Kirbyville, Kountze, Rosepine, Merryville, Reeves, Bon Weir, Call, Fields, Burkeville, Singer, Buna, De Quincy and Town Bluff. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... VERNON, LA ... HARDIN, TX ... JASPER, TX ... NEWTON, TX ... TYLER, TX

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.