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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

310 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA  



* UNTIL 615 PM CDT



* AT 308 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED

  THAT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN RAPIDES 

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

  IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 615 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 3140 9225 3093 9232 3095 9274 3136 9274

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