Louisiana Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 06-18-2026 06:59

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 8:59AM CDT until June 18 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 6:59am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana... * Until 100 PM CDT. * At 859 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 8 and 12 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Southern Avoyelles Parish. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Simmesport, Moreauville, Bordelonville, Cottonport, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Dupont, Big Bend, Goudeau and Hamburg.
Instruction: 
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
SNM: EMERGENCIA DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 1:00 PM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: EMERGENCIA DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 1:00 PM CDT. Esta es una situacion extremadamente peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
Avoyelles, LA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA