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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Shreveport LA

246 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



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Bienville LA-Bossier LA-De Soto LA-Red River LA-Webster LA-

246 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS 

MORNING FOR BIENVILLE, SOUTHEASTERN BOSSIER, SOUTHERN DE SOTO, RED 

RIVER AND SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER PARISHES...



At 246 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 

thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 

and 4 inches of rain have fallen since Sunday evening. The heavier 

rains are ending across the warned area, although periods of light 

rain with a few embedded thunderstorms will continue for the next 

couple of hours. As long as rain rates do not increase, then the 

Flash Flood Warning will be allowed to expire at 3 AM.



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...

  Mansfield, Arcadia, Coushatta, Logansport, Ringgold, Sibley, 

  Gibsland, Doyline, Dubberly, Heflin, Martin, South Mansfield, Hall 

  Summit, Saline, Lucky, Castor, Edgefield, Bienville, Jamestown and 

  Bryceland.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 

enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 

Weather Service when you can do so safely.



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LAT...LON 3257 9290 3244 9289 3244 9280 3216 9283

      3217 9320 3200 9316 3193 9345 3185 9346

      3186 9387 3198 9398 3198 9388 3207 9365

      3224 9344 3258 9343



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED



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