Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Lake Charles LA
⏳ In force until Sun 1 Nov, 15:45 📍 Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA (approximate) 🕑 6 h ago
FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... South Central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... * Until 645 AM CST. * At 433 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 15 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or…
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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
Sent2026-11-01T04:33:00-06:00
Effective2026-11-01T04:33:00-06:00
Onset2026-11-01T04:33:00-06:00
Expires2026-11-01T06:45:00-06:00
📋 Official instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09573ff924773c7129210255e485286ee72c2d5b.001.1
Message typeUpdate
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
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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.
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- FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for...
- Northwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
- South Central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
- * Until 645 AM CST.
- * At 433 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
- Between 6 and 15 inches of rain have fallen.
- Flash flooding is ongoing or…
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