Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 12:44PM CDT until June 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 10:44am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 1244 PM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain in central and southern Avoyelles Parish.
Between 12 and 26 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Cental and southern Avoyelles
Parish. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported evacuations at multiple
locations in the warned area with numerous homes
flooded
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bunkie, Simmesport, Moreauville, Bordelonville, Cottonport,
Mansura, Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Dupont, Goudeau, Big
Bend and Hamburg.
Instruction:
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Avoyelles, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: