Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 22 at 7:59PM CDT until May 22 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 22, 2026 - 5:59pm
Expires:
May 22, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 759 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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.
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...
New Iberia, Catahoula, Breaux Bridge, Franklin, St. Martinville,
Jeanerette, Avery Island, Broussard, Baldwin, Delcambre,
Henderson, Loreauville, Lake Fausse Pointe, Lydia, Sorrel, Butte
La Rose, Acadiana Regional Airport, Cade, Coteau and Charenton.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Martin, Bayou, Bayou Des Glaises, Cypress Island Coulee, Johnson,
Bayou, Chene, Bayou, Cowpen Little Tensas, Fusilier of the Swamps,
Bayou, Indian Bayou, Teche, Bayou, Atchafalaya River, Bayou La
Rose, Coulee Portage, Junction, Bayou, Courtableau, Bayou, Long
Ride Barge Bayou, Coulee Coteau Holmes, Upper Grand River, Loin,
Bayou, Anselm Coulee, Coulee Datider, Catahoula Coulee, Garotier,
Bayou, West Cote Blanche Bay, Little Bayou Des Ourses and Coulee
Nicole Guidry.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Iberia, LA; St. Landry, LA; St. Martin, LA; St. Mary, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov