FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW IBERIA...JEANERETTE...AVERY
ISLAND...
SOUTHERN ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BELLE RIVER...STEPHENSVILLE...ST.
MARTINVILLE...
ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PATTERSON...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...
CYPREMORT POINT...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...
EAST CENTRAL VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
SOUTHEAST OF A HENRY TO SAINT MARTINVILLE LINE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH. RADAR INDICATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE
FALLEN DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHARENTON
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.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.


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