Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 7:57PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 5:57pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
Southwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 757 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
Kirbyville, Call, Buna, Wrights Settlement, Trout Creek, Old
Salem, Devils Pocket, Mt. Union and Bleakwood.
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.
Area Description:
Beauregard, LA; Jasper, TX; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA