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Flash Flood Warning

N Issued by NWS Lake Charles LA ⏳ In force until Sun 1 Nov, 13:45 📍 Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
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FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... South Central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... * Until 445 AM CST. * At 145 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expe…

📡 CAP alert details

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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaEvangeline, LA; Rapides, LA
Issuing authorityNWS Lake Charles LA
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-11-01T01:45:00-05:00
Effective2026-11-01T01:45:00-05:00
Onset2026-11-01T01:45:00-05:00
Expires2026-11-01T04:45:00-06:00

📋 Official instructions

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

📄 Message details

Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a315f0ba73fe0e93d149ebdf5b1d2bd72aa6d2b3.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice

General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
  • Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
  • Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
  • Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
  • Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.

📰 Story summary

From the report shown in the feed:
  • FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
  • Northwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
  • South Central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
  • * Until 445 AM CST.
  • * At 145 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
  • Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen.
  • Flash flooding is ongoing or expe…
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