Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 5:00PM CDT until May 6 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 3:00pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 6:00pm
Description:
FFWSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Angelina County in eastern Texas...
Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas...
Northwestern San Augustine County in eastern Texas...
Shelby County in eastern Texas...
Southeastern Cherokee County in northeastern Texas...
Southeastern Panola County in northeastern Texas...
Southeastern Rusk County in northeastern Texas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 500 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 2.5 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...
Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Center, Diboll, Hudson, Huntington, Tenaha,
Timpson, Garrison, Joaquin, Wells, Melrose, Martinsville, Woden,
Etoile, Trawick, Neuville, Douglass, Pollok and Shelbyville.
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:
Angelina, TX; Cherokee, TX; Nacogdoches, TX; Panola, TX; Rusk, TX; San Augustine, TX; Shelby, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA