Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 3:14AM CDT until June 18 at 6:15AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 1:14am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 4:15am
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Southeastern St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana...
Southwestern St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern
Louisiana...
* Until 615 AM CDT.
* At 314 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
Hahnville, Laplace, Larose, Lockport, Des Allemands, Bayou Gauche,
Paradis, Boutte, Luling, Taft, Mathews, Destrehan, New Sarpy,
Killona, Norco, Raceland, Montz, St. Rose and Ama.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Lafourche, LA; St. Charles, LA; St. James, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov