Flash Flood Warning until 02:45AM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Winn Parish in north central Louisiana... South Central Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Northern Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southern Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana... East Central Shelby County in eastern Texas...
* Until 245 AM CDT.
* At 1137 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is up to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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... Mansfield, Coushatta, Campti, Converse, Allen, Oak Grove, Pleasant Hill, Martin, Goldonna, Huxley, South Mansfield, Saline, Lucky, Ashland, Edgefield, Powhatan, Stanley, Hanna, Lake End and Armistead.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BIENVILLE, LA ... DE SOTO, LA ... NATCHITOCHES, LA ... RED RIVER, LA ... SABINE, LA ... WINN, LA ... SHELBY, TX
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Winn Parish, LA 911
119 W Main St
Winnfield, LA 71483
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 318-628-4611
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WINNPARISH 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