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.
Area Description:
Avoyelles, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: