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Tornado Watch issued May 16 at 2:41PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LATHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 249 INEFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 PARISHESIN CENTRAL LOUISIANAAVOYELLES EVANGELINE RAPIDESST. LANDRYIN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANAIBERIA LAFAYETTE ST. MARTINST. MARYIN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANAACADIA ALLEN BEAUREGARDCALCASIEU CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVISVERMILIONIN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANAVERNONIN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIESIN SOUTHEAST TEXASHARDIN JASPER JEFFERSONNEWTON ORANGE TYLERTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ALEXANDRIA, BAYOU VISTA,BEAUMONT, BEAVER, BERWICK, BLEAKWOOD, BRANCH, BREAUX BRIDGE,BRIDGE CITY, BUNA, BUNDICK LAKE, BUNKIE, BURKEVILLE, BURNS POINT,CADE, CALL, CENTERVILLE, CHURCH POINT, COTTONPORT, CROWLEY,DE RIDDER, EFFIE, EUNICE, FARRSVILLE, FIELDS, FORKED ISLAND,FORT JOHNSON, FRANKLIN, FRED, GIST, HACKBERRY, HATHAWAY,HILLISTER, HOLLY SPRINGS, INTRACOASTAL CITY, IVANHOE, JAMESTOWN,JASPER, JENNINGS, JOHNSON BAYOU, KAPLAN, KINDER, KIRBYVILLE,LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE,LUMBERTON, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, MAMOU, MANSURA, MARKSVILLE, MEAUX,MORGAN CITY, MT. UNION, NEW IBERIA, NEWTON, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS,ORANGE, ORETTA, PATTERSON, PICKERING, PINEVILLE, RAYNE, REDDELL,RICHARD, ROANOKE, SABINE PASS, SEA RIM STATE PARK, SILSBEE,SIMMESPORT, SLAGLE, SPURGER, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTINVILLE,STEPHENSVILLE, SULPHUR, TOPSY, TOWN BLUFF, VIDOR, VILLE PLATTE,WARREN, WELSH, WIERGATE, AND WOODVILLE.

National Weather Service

Flood Watch issued May 16 at 10:37AM CDT until May 17 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes,Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, NorthernAcadia, Northern Calcasieu, Northern Jefferson Davis, Rapides,Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis, St.Landry, Upper St. Martin, Upper Vermilion and Vernon and southeastTexas, including the following areas, Hardin, Lower Jefferson,Northern Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange, SouthernJasper, Southern Newton, Southern Orange, Tyler and UpperJefferson.* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.* 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. Flooding may occurin poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- A storm system will slowly move through the region Thursdayand Friday. Widespread rainfall of 2 to 6 inches is possiblewith the potential for 6 to 12 inches locally. SoutheastTexas north of I-10 into south-central Louisiana has thehighest probability of seeing these higher totals. This willfall on already saturated soils and with ongoing flooding andor elevated water ways. Rainfall rates with the strongestshowers and storms will be in excess of 2 inches in one hour.Another round of showers and storms will be possible laterFriday into early Saturday, but confidence is too low toinclude in the watch at this time.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take actionshould Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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