Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 5:11PM CDT until May 6 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 3:11pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 6:15pm
Description:
FFWSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Caldwell Parish in north central Louisiana...
Jackson Parish in north central Louisiana...
Lincoln Parish in north central Louisiana...
Ouachita Parish in north central Louisiana...
Southeastern Union Parish in north central Louisiana...
Southeastern Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 511 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...
Monroe, Ruston, Claiborne, West Monroe, Grambling, Jonesboro,
Brownsville-Bawcomville, Brownsville-Bawcom, Swartz, Richwood,
Choudrant, Simsboro, Chatham, Hodge, North Hodge, Vienna, East
Hodge, Quitman, Eros and Downsville.
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:
Bienville, LA; Caldwell, LA; Jackson, LA; Lincoln, LA; Ouachita, LA; Union, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA