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Hurricane Harvey Louisiana: Here's What's Still Flooding
The National Weather Service provided a map of Louisiana waterways still flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
LAKE CHARLES, LA — Harvey might have skipped town but the storm's lingering effects continue to wreak havoc on rivers, streams and bayous throughout Louisiana.
The National Weather Service said the Lake Charles area saw between 10 and 28 inches of rain between Aug. 23 and Wednesday.
On Friday, sections of the Calcasieu River, Sabine River, Bundick Creek, Whisky Chitto Creek, Mermentau River and Bayou Anacoco continued to see moderate to major flooding.
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A flood warning continues for sections of other rivers as well, including Bayou Des Cannes, Vermilion River and Bayou Nezpique. (For more information on Harvey flooding and other Louisiana stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
To see the National Weather Service's map of these and other flooding Louisiana waterways near you, click here.
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LCH extends Flood Warning for the Sabine River Near Burkeville [TX] till further notice https://t.co/IRe43jqwQD
— NWS Lake Charles (@NWSLakeCharles) September 1, 2017
Photo credit: US National Weather Service Lake Charles Louisiana Facebook page
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