Flash Flood Warning

FFWSHV

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana... South Central Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Northeastern Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana...

* Until 1100 AM CDT.

* At 730 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen over Northeast Sabine and Northern Natchitoches Parishes. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area through late morning. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

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... Natchitoches, Campti, Allen, Pleasant Hill, Provencal, Natchez, Clarence, Robeline, Powhatan, Hagewood, Flora, Bellwood, Cypress, Bermuda, Grand Ecore, Marthaville, Melrose, Kisatchie and Mount Carmel.