The National Weather Service-Lake Charles has issued a flash flood warning for portions of southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana through Thursday afternoon.
Rainfall amounts will average one to three inches starting during the overnight hours Wednesday night and into day on Thursday. Local amounts in excess of five inches will be possible in stronger thunderstorms that move over the same general area. Rainfall amounts over the past few days has been between three and eight inches with some areas receiving 10 inches already since the rain event started. This has caused some of the smaller creeks to run near bankfull and the additional expected heavy rains may cause flash flooding.
Depending on where the heavier rainfall occurs, small streams and bayous across the area may flood along with ponding of water in low-lying and poor drainage areas possible late Wednesday night and Thursday.
A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding.
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July 11, 2012
Flash flood warning in effect through Thursday afternoon
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