Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 11:57PM CDT until May 7 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 9:57pm
Expires:
May 7, 2025 - 3:00am
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 500 AM CDT.
* At 1157 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 6 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...
Lafayette, New Iberia, Opelousas, Crowley, Catahoula, Eunice,
Jennings, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Rayne, Carencro, St. Martinville,
Church Point, Welsh, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Iota, Leonville,
Arnaudville and Mermentau.
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.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
Area Description:
Acadia, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Iberia, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; Lafayette, LA; St. Landry, LA; St. Martin, LA; Vermilion, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA