Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 8 at 12:19PM CDT until May 8 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 10:19am
Expires:
May 8, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
East Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Northeastern Iberville Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
West Central Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
West Baton Rouge Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 1219 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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...
Baton Rouge, Zachary, Baker, Denham Springs, Plaquemine, Port
Allen, Oak Hills Place, St. Gabriel, Walker, Addis, Brusly,
Livingston, French Settlement, Albany, Rosedale, Port Vincent,
Springfield, Shenandoah, Central and Old Jefferson.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 142 and 172.
Interstate 12 between mile markers 1 and 34.
Interstate 110 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 8.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Ascension, LA; East Baton Rouge, LA; Iberville, LA; Livingston, LA; Tangipahoa, LA; West Baton Rouge, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov