Flash Flood Warning for Jefferson and Orange Counties. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PORT NECHES...PORT ARTHUR...NOME... NEDERLAND...HAMSHIRE...GROVES...CENTRAL GARDENS...BEAUMONT... ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST ORANGE...VIDOR...ORANGE...BRIDGE CITY... * UNTIL 915 AM CDT * AT 717 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ORANGE TO VIDOR TO BEAUMONT...NEDERLAND AND PORT ARTHUR. RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS MORE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ORANGEFIELD...FOREST HEIGHTS...ROSE CITY...PINE FOREST AND CHINA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:35:15 +0000
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