* WHAT. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Northern Acadia, Northern Calcasieu, Northern Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis, St. Landry, Upper St. Martin, Upper Vermilion and Vernon and southeast Texas, including the following areas, Hardin, Lower Jefferson, Northern Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, Southern Orange, Tyler and Upper Jefferson. * WHEN. Through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - A storm system will slowly move through the region Thursday and Friday. Widespread rainfall of 2 to 6 inches is possible with the potential for 6 to 12 inches locally. Southeast Texas north of I-10 into south-central Louisiana has the highest probability of seeing these higher totals. This will fall on already saturated soils and with ongoing flooding and or elevated water ways. Rainfall rates with the strongest showers and storms will be in excess of 2 inches in one hour. Another round of showers and storms will be possible later Friday into early Saturday, but confidence is too low to include in the watch at this time. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

TORNADO WATCH 249, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CALCASIEU LAKE VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM

TORNADO WATCH 249 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM

SMWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays. Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM. Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM. Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays. * Until 1130 PM CDT. * At 1028 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Marsh Island, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD. Waterspouts, wind gusts 34 knots or greater, and large hail. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include. South Marsh Island 217, South Marsh Island 239, Marsh Island, Eugene Island 24, South Marsh Island 236, Eugene Island 28, Vermilion Bay, Vermilion 31, Vermilion 51, West Cote Blanche Bay, Eugene Island 63, Eugene Island 30, Eugene Island 32, Eugene Island 42, and Eugene Island 53.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of southeast Louisiana, including the following parishes, Central Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Eastern Ascension, Eastern Orleans, Iberville, Lower Tangipahoa, Northern Livingston, Northern St. Tammany, Northern Tangipahoa, Pointe Coupee, Southeast St. Tammany, Southern Livingston, Southwestern St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, Western Ascension and Western Orleans and southern Mississippi, including the following areas, Amite, Northern Hancock, Northern Harrison, Northern Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Southern Hancock, Southern Harrison, Southern Jackson, Walthall and Wilkinson. * WHEN. Through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Multiple rounds of storms will be moving through the area tonight and continuing through Saturday morning. 3 to 6 inches of rainfall with locally higher amounts will be possible, enhancing the flash flood threat. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Northern Acadia, Northern Calcasieu, Northern Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis, St. Landry, Upper St. Martin, Upper Vermilion and Vernon and southeast Texas, including the following areas, Hardin, Lower Jefferson, Northern Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, Southern Orange, Tyler and Upper Jefferson. * WHEN. Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - A storm system will slowly move through the region today and Friday. Widespread rainfall of 2 to 6 inches is possible with the potential for 6 to 12 inches locally. Southeast Texas north of I-10 into south-central Louisiana has the highest probability of seeing these higher totals. This will fall on already saturated soils and with ongoing flooding and or elevated water ways. Rainfall rates with the strongest showers and storms will be in excess of 2 inches in one hour. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana. Texas. Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake Mermentau River Near Mermentau Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake . The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana. Texas. Calcasieu River Near Oakdale Calcasieu River Near Kinder Calcasieu River Near Oberlin Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier Calcasieu River near White Oak Park Calcasieu River Near Glenmora Sabine River Near Bon Wier Sabine River Near Deweyville Neches River Near Town Bluff Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1000 AM CDT. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Mermentau River near Mermentau. * WHEN. From Saturday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 4.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding near the river will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 9:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 3.6 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday morning and continue rising to 4.5 feet Monday evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana. Southeastern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana. St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana. St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana. * Until 1115 PM CDT. * At 1012 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Pierre Part, or 10 miles northwest of Belle River, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD. 70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include. New Iberia, Morgan City, Catahoula, Breaux Bridge, Franklin, St. Martinville, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick, Burns Point, Belle River, Bayou Vista, Cypremort Point, Stephensville, Avery Island, Broussard, Baldwin, Delcambre, Loreauville, and Ellerslie.

At 1021 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pierre Part, or near Belle River, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include. Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Cypremort Point, Stephensville, Burns Point, Belle River, Baldwin, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Glencoe, Sorrel, Cote Blanche Island, Amelia, Lake Fausse Pointe, Charenton, and Lydia.

TORNADO WATCH 249, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA AVOYELLES EVANGELINE ST. LANDRY IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA IBERIA LAFAYETTE ST. MARTIN ST. MARY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVIS VERMILION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, BAYOU VISTA, BEAVER, BERWICK, BRANCH, BREAUX BRIDGE, BUNKIE, BURNS POINT, CADE, CENTERVILLE, CHURCH POINT, COTTONPORT, CROWLEY, EFFIE, EUNICE, FORKED ISLAND, FRANKLIN, HACKBERRY, HATHAWAY, INTRACOASTAL CITY, JENNINGS, JOHNSON BAYOU, KAPLAN, LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAWTELL, MAMOU, MANSURA, MARKSVILLE, MEAUX, MORGAN CITY, NEW IBERIA, OPELOUSAS, PATTERSON, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SIMMESPORT, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTINVILLE, STEPHENSVILLE, TOPSY, VILLE PLATTE, AND WELSH.

At 1031 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Paincourtville, or near Napoleonville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include. Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Burns Point, Belle River, Baldwin, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Glencoe, Sorrel, Amelia, Lake Fausse Pointe, Charenton, Pierre Part, and Centerville.

TORNADO WATCH 249 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 PARISHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA IBERIA ST. MARTIN ST. MARY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA VERMILION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, BAYOU VISTA, BERWICK, BREAUX BRIDGE, BURNS POINT, CADE, CENTERVILLE, FORKED ISLAND, FRANKLIN, INTRACOASTAL CITY, KAPLAN, MEAUX, MORGAN CITY, NEW IBERIA, PATTERSON, ST. MARTINVILLE, AND STEPHENSVILLE.

* WHAT. Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis and Vernon and southeast Texas, including the following counties, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange and Tyler. * WHEN. Until 500 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 1007 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to runoff from earlier heavy rainfall. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Beaumont, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Orange, Nederland, Port Neches, Lumberton, Vidor, De Ridder, Jennings, Bridge City, Oakdale, Jasper, Silsbee, Westlake, West Orange, Welsh, Vinton, Iowa and Woodville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for. Southeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana. Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana. Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana. Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana. North Central St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana. Southeastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana. Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana. * Until midnight CDT tonight. * At 949 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD. Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include. Lafayette, New Iberia, Abbeville, Catahoula, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Carencro, St. Martinville, Jeanerette, Kaplan, Arnaudville, Avery Island, Broussard, Youngsville, Erath, Delcambre, Duson, Henderson, Maurice and Loreauville.

FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for. Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana. St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana. Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana. * Until midnight CDT tonight. * At 856 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD. Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include. Opelousas, Crowley, Eunice, Rayne, Ville Platte, Church Point, Bunkie, Mamou, Basile, Iota, Krotz Springs, Leonville, Arnaudville, Melville, Mermentau, Turkey Creek, Palmetto, Morrow, Bayou Current and Evangeline.

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana. Texas. Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine Village Creek Near Kountze Whisky Chitto Creek Near Mittie Calcasieu River Near Oakdale Calcasieu River Near Kinder Calcasieu River Near Oberlin Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier Calcasieu River Near Glenmora Bayou Nezpique Near Basile Mermentau River Near Mermentau Sabine River Near Burkeville Sabine River Near Bon Wier Sabine River Near Deweyville Neches River Near Evadale Neches River Near Town Bluff Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake . The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana. Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Friday evening at 815 PM CDT. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Mermentau River near Mermentau. * WHEN. From Saturday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 4.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding near the river will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 3.6 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday morning and continue rising to a crest of 4.5 feet Monday evening. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood