Full Notification

...HEAVY RAINS FROM HARVEY POISED TO BRING POSSIBLE FLOODING... .Showers and thunderstorms associated with the outer bands of Hurricane Harvey will continue to develop and move ashore across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana into early next week. Excessive rainfall amounts are likely through Wednesday...and with soil already saturated from recent rains, flash flooding is likely. Additional rains associated with the storm are likely to continue past mid-week. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has expanded the

* Flash Flood Watch to include portions of Louisiana and southeast Texas, including the following areas, in Louisiana, Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, and Vernon. In southeast Texas, Northern Jasper and Northern Newton.

* Through Wednesday evening

* Areal rainfall amounts of 10 to 14 inches are expected in the watch area through Tuesday, with locally higher amounts possible. Intense rainfall rates may overwhelm local drainage capacity.

* The flooding of roads, low lying areas, and areas with poor drainage will be possible. If encountering flooded roadways, remember to turn around, don`t drown.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA ... ALLEN ... BEAUREGARD ... VERNON

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.