The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for almost all of Southwest Louisiana through Monday afternoon. The watch area can be defined in a general sense as any parish that lies west of I-49/U.S. Highway 90 and south of Lousiana Highway 28 in central Louisiana.

Many of the parishes in the watch area received copious amounts of rainfall during the day Saturday. Some locales reported up to 8 or more inches. The forecast for today calls for the potential of another 2 to 5 inches of additional rainfall.

While a Flash Flood Watch does not imply an immediate threat, there are Flash Flood Warnings contained withing the watch area. These warnings are generally along rivers and streams such as the Vermilion River at Lafayette, the Calcasieu River at Glenmora, Oberlin, Kinder, and Pine Island Bayou.

The current radar scan from the National Weather Service Office in Lake Charles shows the abundant rainfall that has yet to move across the area. Forecasters suggest that a stalled frontal system combined with moisture from the Pacific via the sub-tropical jet stream will continue to make heavy rain likely through at least Monday.

The threat of significant rainfall should end late in the day on Monday. This will be followed by sunny skies and seasonable temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday. By Thursday much colder weather is forecast to enter the region and we could see temperatures at or below freezing as far south as the coastal parishes.

 

 

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