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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

1010 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001



...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BEAUREGARD PARISH UNTIL 1130 AM...



AT 1010 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED

THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MOST OF BEAUREGARD

PARISH...WITH MORE THAN 5 INCHES IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PARISH

AROUND MERRYVILLE...SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH

OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 1130 AM.



FLOOD WATERS HAVE ENTERED HOMES IN THE MERRYVILLE AREA.



ALSO...NUMEROUS STREETS ARE REPORTED UNDERWATER AND WILL BE

IMPASSABLE.



BEAUREGARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT WATER IS OVER PORTIONS

OF HIGHWAYS 389...111...AND 190 WEST IN THE MERRYVILLE AREA. ALL

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION.



LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE NEXT 36

TO 48 HOURS. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL

CONTINUE.



HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE WHERE WATERS OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD.



REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES...BAYOUS AND

CREEKS. THEY ARE PRONE TO RAPID RISES AND MAY FLOOD THE AREA QUICKLY.



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