Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Saint Martinville, LA ∙ Charenton, LA ∙ Jefferson Island, LA ∙ Henderson, LA ∙ Catahoula, LA ∙ Cecilia, LA ∙ Baldwin, LA ∙ Lydia, LA ∙ Coteau Holmes, LA ∙ New Iberia Airport - Acadiana Regional, LA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 759 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana... St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... Northwestern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 759 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... New Iberia, Catahoula, Breaux Bridge, Franklin, St. Martinville, Jeanerette, Avery Island, Broussard, Baldwin, Delcambre, Henderson, Loreauville, Lake Fausse Pointe, Lydia, Sorrel, Butte La Rose, Acadiana Regional Airport, Cade, Coteau and Charenton. This includes the following streams and drainages... Martin, Bayou, Bayou Des Glaises, Cypress Island Coulee, Johnson, Bayou, Chene, Bayou, Cowpen Little Tensas, Fusilier of the Swamps, Bayou, Indian Bayou, Teche, Bayou, Atchafalaya River, Bayou La Rose, Coulee Portage, Junction, Bayou, Courtableau, Bayou, Long Ride Barge Bayou, Coulee Coteau Holmes, Upper Grand River, Loin, Bayou, Anselm Coulee, Coulee Datider, Catahoula Coulee, Garotier, Bayou, West Cote Blanche Bay, Little Bayou Des Ourses and Coulee Nicole Guidry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && LAT...LON 3037 9189 3051 9179 3051 9175 3050 9175 3050 9170 3044 9164 3039 9163 3037 9165 3026 9159 3023 9148 3011 9147 3010 9139 3006 9134 2983 9138 2973 9152 2984 9184 2984 9197 2997 9199 3015 9190 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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