FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana... Southern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana... * Until 1245 PM CDT. * At 933 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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... New Iberia, Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick, Burns Point, Bayou Vista, Belle River, Stephensville, Cypremort Point, Avery Island, Baldwin, Loreauville, Charenton, Sorrel, Glencoe, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport and Lake Fausse Pointe.
Recommendations
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
