Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 16 at 3:19PM CDT until June 16 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 16, 2026 - 1:19pm
Expires:
June 16, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
Central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
South Central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 319 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
Oakdale, Ville Platte, Melville, Elizabeth, Turkey Creek,
Palmetto, Morrow, Mittie, Pitkin, Sugartown, Bayou Current, Grant,
Pine Prairie, Beaver, Bayou Chicot, Bond, Chicot State Park, Allen
Parish Airport, Indian Lake and Whiteville.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Allen, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Beauregard, LA; Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vernon, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: