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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:20 PM Jul. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN IBERIA, SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. MARY PARISHES... At 320 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Jeanerette, Belle River, Baldwin, Charenton, Sorrel and Pierre Part. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flood Watch
Issued: 6:19 PM Jul. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southwest Louisiana, including the following parishes, in central Louisiana, Evangeline and St. Landry. In south central Louisiana, Lafayette, Lower Iberia, Lower St. Martin, Lower St. Mary, Upper Iberia, Upper St. Martin and Upper St. Mary. In southwest Louisiana, Allen, Beauregard, East Cameron, Lower Vermilion, Northern Acadia, Northern Calcasieu, Northern Jefferson Davis, Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis, Upper Vermilion and West Cameron. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A tropical disturbance will move across the region through Saturday producing the potential for heavy rain. Rainfall totals of up to 12 inches will be possible in the watch area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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