Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 2 at 8:32PM CDT until May 3 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 2, 2025 - 6:32pm
Expires:
May 2, 2025 - 10:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until midnight CDT tonight.
* At 832 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 2.5 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...
Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Iowa, Lake Charles
Regional Airport, Moss Bluff, Starks, Carlyss, Edgerly, Lebleu
Settlement, Holmwood, Lunita and Toomey.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Calcasieu, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA