Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 3:11PM CDT until May 6 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 1:11pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 4:15pm
Description:
FFWSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
Northern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Harrison County in northeastern Texas...
Eastern Panola County in northeastern Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 311 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Shreveport, Bossier City, Marshall, Haughton, Greenwood,
Blanchard, Waskom, Benton, Stonewall, Fosters, Deberry, Elysian
Fields, Eastwood, Scottsville, Keachi, Grand Cane, Longstreet,
Keithville, Spring Ridge and Cross Lake.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Bossier, LA; Caddo, LA; De Soto, LA; Red River, LA; Harrison, TX; Panola, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA