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Tornado Watch
Issued: 6:36 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 234 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA AVOYELLES EVANGELINE RAPIDES ST. LANDRY IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA ALLEN BEAUREGARD CALCASIEU JEFFERSON DAVIS IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA VERNON IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS HARDIN JASPER JEFFERSON NEWTON ORANGE TYLER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BEAUMONT, BEAVER, BLEAKWOOD, BRANCH, BRIDGE CITY, BUNA, BUNDICK LAKE, BUNKIE, BURKEVILLE, CALL, CHURCH POINT, COTTONPORT, CROWLEY, DE RIDDER, EFFIE, EUNICE, FARRSVILLE, FIELDS, FORT JOHNSON, FRED, GIST, HATHAWAY, HILLISTER, HOLLY SPRINGS, IVANHOE, JAMESTOWN, JASPER, JENNINGS, KINDER, KIRBYVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE, LUMBERTON, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, MAMOU, MANSURA, MARKSVILLE, MT. UNION, NEWTON, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORANGE, ORETTA, PICKERING, PINEVILLE, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SABINE PASS, SEA RIM STATE PARK, SILSBEE, SIMMESPORT, SLAGLE, SPURGER, ST. LANDRY, SULPHUR, TOPSY, TOWN BLUFF, VIDOR, VILLE PLATTE, WARREN, WELSH, WIERGATE, AND WOODVILLE.
River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:45 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night to Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding begins along the bayou with a few structures right along the bayou threatened. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 1.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Thursday morning to a crest of 17.0 feet early Thursday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri Bayou Des Cannes Eunice 16.0 1.4 Tue 10 am CD 13.1 17.0 15.7 &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:12 AM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, East Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Lower Iberia, Lower St. Martin, Lower St. Mary, Lower Vermilion, Northern Acadia, Northern Calcasieu, Northern Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis, St. Landry, Upper Iberia, Upper St. Martin, Upper St. Mary, Upper Vermilion, Vernon and West Cameron and southeast Texas, including the following areas, Hardin, Lower Jefferson, Northern Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, Southern Orange, Tyler and Upper Jefferson. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - 4 to 8 inches of rainfall is expected with some areas possibly seeing up to 10 to 12 inches. River responses could be significant in the Lower Neches, Sabine, Lower Calcasieu, Mermentau Vermilion basins. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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