Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 12:47PM CDT until June 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 10:47am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Southeastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 1247 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 10 inches of rain
have fallen. 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...
Marksville, Bunkie, Cheneyville, Morrow, Bayou Current, Lecompte,
Echo, Big Cane, Whiteville, Brouillette, Indian Lake, Lebeau, Lake
Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge, St. Landry and Forest Hill.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Avoyelles, LA; Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: