Flash Flood Friday

 A few from the ride into the salt mine this morning.... Word to the wise : Civics don't float and you ain't in The Spy Who Loved Me. 6" in 3 hours is good times! Down here we have UPS Next Day Air Boat for times like this.

 

... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING

VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ... LEESVILLE ... NEW LLANO ... ALEXANDRIA ... PINEVILLE ... MARKSVILLE ... BUNKIE ... COTTONPORT ... SIMMESPORT ... MANSURA ... DE RIDDER ... OAKDALE ... KINDER ...VILLE PLATTE ... MAMOU... OPELOUSAS ... EUNICE ... LAKE CHARLES ... SULPHUR ... JENNINGS ...WELSH... LAKE ARTHUR ... CROWLEY ... RAYNE ... CHURCH POINT ... LAFAYETTE ... BREAUX BRIDGE ... ST. MARTINVILLE ... ABBEVILLE ... KAPLAN ... NEW IBERIA ... MORGAN CITY ... FRANKLIN ... PATTERSON ... BERWICK ... BAYOU VISTA ... STEPHENSVILLE ... HACKBERRY... HOLLY BEACH ... CAMERON ... GRAND CHENIER ... WOODVILLE ... COLMESNEIL ... LUMBERTON ... SILSBEE ... BEAUMONT ... PORT ARTHUR ... ORANGE ...VIDOR ... BRIDGE CITY ... JASPER... KIRBYVILLE ... NEWTON ... BUNA ... DEWEYVILLE 

... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ... 

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

...HARDIN ...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER ...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. 

* FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING 

* WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE ACCOMPANYING A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM ADVANCING EAST THROUGH THE PLAINS. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA INTO INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.