Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 23 at 5:03AM CDT until June 23 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 23, 2026 - 3:03am
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
FFWSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
North Central Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
* Until 800 AM CDT.
* At 503 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen so far this morning across
Southern Bienville and Southern Bossier Parishes, and will move
over areas of Red River and Northern Natchitoches Parishes that
observed 4 to 7 inches of rain Saturday morning. The expected
rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area through
8 am. 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...
Coushatta, Ringgold, Martin, Goldonna, Hall Summit, Saline, Lucky,
Ashland, Castor, Edgefield, Jamestown, Womack, Loggy Bayou,
Crichton, Armistead, Chestnut, Hanna, Lake Bistineau South and
Grand Bayou.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Bienville, LA; Bossier, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Red River, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender: