Weather Alerts for Shreveport

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
SHREVEPORT

Areas Affected:
Miller - Lafayette - Columbia - Union - Caddo - Bossier - Webster - Claiborne - Lincoln - Union - De Soto - Red River - Bienville - Jackson - Ouachita - Sabine - Natchitoches - Winn - Grant - Caldwell - La Salle - Cass - Marion - Gregg - Harrison - Cherokee - Rusk - Panola - Nacogdoches - Shelby - Angelina - San Augustine - Sabine
Effective: Sat, 6/20 1:11pm Updated: Sat, 6/20 2:01pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Sat, 6/20 3:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties,
Columbia, Lafayette, Miller and Union, Louisiana, including the
following parishes, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne,
De Soto, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita,
Red River, Sabine, Union, Webster and Winn, and Texas, including
the following counties, Angelina, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison,
Marion, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine and
Shelby.

* WHEN...Until 3 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A slow moving upper level low pressure system will traverse our
Four-State area from deep east and northeast Texas, across
extreme southern Arkansas and all of our Louisiana parishes. The
system will bring training of thunderstorms and heavy amounts in
short order, on already soaked soil. Rainfall amounts will vary
with widespread coverage bringing 1 to 3 inches, and some higher
amount of 4 to 5 inches may be possible. Runoff will be quick and
flash flooding will be possible in this watch area through this
morning and east of I-49 this afternoon.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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