Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 2 at 8:26PM CDT until April 2 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 6:26pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 826 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Amite, Amite City, Roseland, Natalbany and Tickfaw.
This includes the following Interstate...
Interstate 55 in Louisiana near mile marker 35...and
between mile markers 43 and 49.
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.
Area Description:
Tangipahoa, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: