Flash flooding and severe weather forecast in Avoyelles
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 527
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
655 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
TORNADO WATCH 527 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ALLEN AVOYELLES
BEAUREGARD CALCASIEU CAMERON
EVANGELINE IBERIA JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAFAYETTE RAPIDES ST. LANDRY
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY VERMILION
VERNON
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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
815 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
LAZ028-029-311400-
RAPIDES LA-AVOYELLES LA-
815 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL RAPIDES AND NORTHWESTERN
AVOYELLES PARISHES UNTIL 900 AM CDT...
AT 814 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF ELMER...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF GLENMORA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...BALL...LECOMPTE...KOLIN...ELMER...
LIBUSE...RUBY...KINGSVILLE...PARADISE...DEVILLE...HOLLOWAY...
POLAND...ESLER REGIONAL AIRPORT...TIOGA...CENTERPOINT...WOODWORTH AND
FOREST HILL.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3147 9219 3147 9216 3146 9217 3145 9215
3141 9215 3127 9203 3097 9248 3111 9270
3143 9243 3148 9219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 218DEG 62KT 3113 9256
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
554 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
011100-
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
554 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL
RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND TORNADOES THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR THE RISK OF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE WATCH MAY NEED
TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF EAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE
FLOW WILL RESULT IN TIDES RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...WITH
ACTUAL TIDES REACHING 3 TO 4 FT MLLW AT THE TIME OF PREDICTED HIGH
TIDE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY
MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. OTHERWISE...ONLY
LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
407 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY...TAPPING INTO AMPLE MOISTURE OVER THE
REGION TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALREADY UNDERWAY ACROSS EAST TEXAS...AND
EXPECTED TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DAY.
AREAL AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE
GROUND STILL FAIRLY WET FROM RECENT RAINFALL...RUNOFF FROM THIS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE AREA.
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...
MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...
LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE...
BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN...
NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK...
BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...CAMERON
407 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING IN CENTRAL ...LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES...EVANGELINE...
RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...
LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN.
IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA...ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...
CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND
WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON.
* FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
* WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL
COULD BECOME A PROBLEM CAUSING FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW
LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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