Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:37PM CDT until May 7 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 7:37pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 11:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
Southwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 937 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...
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Beauregard, LA; Jasper, TX; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA