Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 7 at 7:11AM CDT until May 7 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 7, 2025 - 5:11am
Expires:
May 7, 2025 - 8:15am
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...
East Central Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 1015 AM CDT.
* At 711 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 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...
New Iberia, Abbeville, Franklin, Jeanerette, Baldwin, Erath,
Delcambre, Lydia, Glencoe, Sorrel, Charenton, Jefferson Island and
Centerville.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Iberia, LA; St. Mary, LA; Vermilion, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA