Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 20 at 6:56AM CDT until June 20 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 4:56am
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
FFWSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Cherokee County in northeastern Texas...
* Until 915 AM CDT.
* At 656 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen, with the 4 to 6 inch totals
from near Alto west to the Anderson and Houston County lines.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area through 915 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...
Rusk, Alto, Wells, Morrill, Forest and Linwood.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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:
Cherokee, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender: