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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:44 PM Jun. 1, 2024 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 365 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA ALLEN JEFFERSON DAVIS VERMILION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, BRANCH, CHURCH POINT, CROWLEY, FORKED ISLAND, HATHAWAY, INTRACOASTAL CITY, JENNINGS, KAPLAN, KINDER, LAKE ARTHUR, MEAUX, OAKDALE, RAYNE, RICHARD, ROANOKE, TOPSY, AND WELSH.
River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:24 PM Jun. 1, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mermentau River near Mermentau. * WHEN...From this morning to early Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 4.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding near the river will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 4.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage this afternoon to 3.8 feet tomorrow evening. It will then rise to flood stage early Tuesday afternoon. It will fall for the remainder of the period. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sun Mon Tue Mermentau River Mermentau 4.0 4.0 Sat 9 am CDT 3.8 3.9 4.0 &&
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