Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 3:46AM CDT until June 18 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 1:46am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 3:30am
Description:
At 346 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 5 and 7 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Houma, Thibodaux, Gray, Bayou Cane, Schriever, Raceland, Chackbay
and Labadieville.
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:
Assumption, LA; Lafourche, LA; Terrebonne, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: