Abbeville, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Vermilion River at Lafayette, Surrey Street Gage.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Minor flooding of Beaver Park and
Vermilionville near the river will occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 10.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 PM CDT Friday was 11.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 9.1 feet
Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location                     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Vermilion River
Lafayette, Surrey Street Gag 10.0  10.9  Fri 8 pm CDT 9.9   9.7   9.5


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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes,
East Cameron, Lafayette, Lower Iberia, Lower St. Martin, Lower St.
Mary, Lower Vermilion, Northern Acadia, Northern Calcasieu,
Northern Jefferson Davis, Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu,
Southern Jefferson Davis, St. Landry, Upper Iberia, Upper St.
Martin, Upper St. Mary, Upper Vermilion and West Cameron and
southeast Texas, including the following areas, Hardin, Lower
Jefferson, Northern Orange, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton,
Southern Orange and Upper Jefferson.

* WHEN...Through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Several days of heavy rainfall across portions of the I 10
corridor
have saturated the soils through this area. Several rounds of
widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop
from
Friday morning through Saturday afternoon. Storms could
produce very
heavy rainfall which may result in areas of rapid onset
flooding.
- 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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