Flash Flood Warning until 02:00AM Wednesday 
FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Western Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas... Northern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 910 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 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 and automated gauges. 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... De Ridder, Leesville, Newton, Rosepine, Merryville, Anacoco, Burkeville, Toledo Bend Dam, Bon Weir, Fort Johnson, New Llano, Hornbeck, Burr Ferry, Stringtown, Junction, Mayflower, Jamestown, Roganville, Evans and Wiergate.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUREGARD, LA ... VERNON, LA ... JASPER, TX ... NEWTON, TX
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
203 S 3rd St
Leesville, LA 71446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-238-1311
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