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Flood Watch

National Weather Service Shreveport LA

305 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



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Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River-

Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-

Caldwell-La Salle-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-

Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-Sabine-

Including the cities of Henderson, Coushatta, Ringgold, Longview,

Minden, Lufkin, Springhill, Bernice, Gibsland, Jena, Dry Prong,

Midway, Logansport, Zwolle, Mansfield, Jonesboro, Martin,

Pleasant Hill, Shreveport, Stonewall, Montgomery, Carthage,

Hemphill, Tyler, Natchitoches, Haynesville, Bossier City,

Nacogdoches, Pineland, Farmerville, Arcadia, Jacksonville,

Clarks, Rusk, Ruston, Monroe, Grayson, Center, San Augustine,

Homer, Colfax, Columbia, Many, Winnfield, Olla, and Marshall

305 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 

  possible.



* WHERE...Portions of 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, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, 

  Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby and Smith.



* WHEN...Through this evening.



* 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...

  - Showers and thunderstorms, some of which will contain heavy

    rainfall, will continue to spread east across East Texas and

    North Louisiana this morning, before diminishing from west to

    east later today. Rainfall amounts of one to three inches,

    with isolated higher amounts, will fall over the Watch area

    today. Grounds remain saturated in wake of heavy rainfall

    that fell earlier this week, with this additional rainfall

    quickly running off and possibly resulting in flash flooding.



  - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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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