Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:01PM CDT until May 7 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 7:01pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 11:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Eastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 901 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 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...
Alexandria, Pineville, Marksville, Bunkie, Simmesport,
Moreauville, Cheneyville, Effie, Bordelonville, Ball, Cottonport,
Mansura, Lecompte, Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Echo, Ruby,
Centerpoint and Poland.
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:
Avoyelles, LA; Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA