Flash Flood Warning until 03:15AM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Caldwell Parish in north central Louisiana... Grant Parish in north central Louisiana... La Salle Parish in north central Louisiana... Winn Parish in north central Louisiana... Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Eastern Sabine County in eastern Texas...
* Until 315 AM CDT.
* At 917 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Natchitoches, Winnfield, Columbia, Milam, Jena, Many, Zwolle, Colfax, Olla, Campti, Clarks, Montgomery, Grayson, Midway, Allen, Urania, Florien, Provencal, Natchez and Clarence.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GRANT, LA ... NATCHITOCHES, LA ... LA SALLE, LA ... CALDWELL, LA ... SABINE, TX ... WINN, LA ... SABINE, LA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office
205 Cypress St
Colfax, LA 71417
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 318-627-3261
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GRANTPARISH followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning