Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 6:02PM CDT until May 6 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 4:02pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 6:15pm
Description:
FFWSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the
* 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 815 PM CDT.
* At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.
While the rainfall is beginning to taper off...flash flooding
issues are still expected for the next couple of hours.
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 especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Bossier, LA; Caddo, LA; De Soto, LA; Red River, LA; Harrison, TX; Panola, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA