<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e157dc3ceb82317a9eaad6632ffe27a8d7bc5acc.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-09-01T17:38:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><source>211803 v2.3.0</source><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-09-01T17:38:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-09-01T17:38:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-09-01T19:30:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Lake Charles LA</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued September 1 at 5:38PM CDT until September 1 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA</headline><description>At 538 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 5 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Beaumont, Bevil Oaks and Rose City.
</description><instruction>Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 5 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Beaumont, Bevil Oaks and Rose City.
</description><instruction>Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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