Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:10PM CDT until May 7 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 7:10pm
Expires:
May 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Western Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
Northern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 910 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3 and 5 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 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...
De Ridder, Leesville, Newton, Rosepine, Merryville, Anacoco,
Burkeville, Toledo Bend Dam, Bon Weir, Fort Johnson, New Llano,
Hornbeck, Burr Ferry, Stringtown, Junction, Mayflower, Jamestown,
Roganville, Evans and Wiergate.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Beauregard, LA; Vernon, LA; Jasper, TX; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA