Flood Warning

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of central Louisiana, including the following parish, Avoyelles.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 953 AM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in Central and southern Avoyelles Parish due to runoff and standing water from previous excessive rainfall. Flooding is already occurring. Between 10 and 29 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bunkie, Simmesport, Moreauville, Bordelonville, Cottonport, Mansura, Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Dupont, Goudeau, Big Bend and Hamburg. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood