Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 7:37PM CDT until May 6 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 5:37pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 8:45pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Southwestern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 737 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 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...
Oakdale, Glenmora, Elizabeth, Pitkin, Hineston, Mittie, Grant,
Fullerton, Leander, Elmer, Allen Parish Airport, Cravens, Lacamp,
Beaver, Calcasieu, Forest Hill, Mcnary and Union Hill.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Allen, LA; Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA; Vernon, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA