Flash Flood Warning 04/05/2025 18:16 for Arkansas, Louisiana areas

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued April 5 at 8:16PM CDT until April 5 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 5, 2025 - 6:16pm
Expires: 
April 5, 2025 - 8:45pm
Description: 
FFWSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Union County in south central Arkansas... Southeastern Columbia County in southwestern Arkansas... Western Lincoln Parish in north central Louisiana... Northwestern Union Parish in north central Louisiana... Northern Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southern Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 816 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1.25 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Shreveport, Bossier City, Ruston, El Dorado, Minden, Grambling, Homer, Smackover, Norphlet, Huttig, Junction City, Haughton, Arcadia, Bernice, Ringgold, Sibley, Gibsland, Doyline, Strong and Calion.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Columbia, AR; Union, AR; Bienville, LA; Bossier, LA; Caddo, LA; Claiborne, LA; Lincoln, LA; Union, LA; Webster, LA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA
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