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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Shreveport LA

913 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024



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Columbia AR-Lafayette AR-Bossier LA-Caddo LA-Webster LA-

913 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT THIS 

MORNING FOR SOUTHERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTIES 

AND BOSSIER, CADDO AND NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER PARISHES...



At 913 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 

thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 

to in excess of 5 inches of rain have fallen across the warned area 

since Monday evening. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are 

possible in the warned area through 1015 AM. Several roads have been 

flooded across portions of the warned area, with additional runoff 

expected to continue through mid morning, which may result in 

additional flooding. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 

shortly.



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...

  Shreveport, Bossier City, Springhill, Vivian, Haughton, Greenwood, 

  Blanchard, Benton, Cullen, Plain Dealing, Cotton Valley, Oil City, 

  Sarepta, Mooringsport, Bradley, Taylor, Emerson, Hosston, Rodessa 

  and Belcher.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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 3220 9404 3298 9404 3302 9381 3312 9364

      3318 9299 3303 9310 3302 9324 3235 9353

      3235 9384 3225 9392



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED



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