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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

1258 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



* AT 1255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED  

  THAT 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN EVANGELINE

  PARISH DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL        

  RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 4 PM.



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

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



CALL 337-477-5285 TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3055 9256 3056 9228 3061 9223 3085 9226

          3088 9258

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