5/11/2023 1:41:00 PM until 5/11/2023 4:45:00 PM

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams. Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Union County in south central Arkansas... Southeastern Columbia County in southwestern Arkansas... Northwestern Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 141 PM CDT, the public reported flooding in El Dorado. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Public reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... El Dorado, Smackover, Norphlet, Junction City, Haynesville, Calion, Emerson, Wesson, Lisbon, Atlanta, Lawson, Three Creeks, Hew Hope, Cairo, Newell, Marysville, Spotville, Catesville, Noxobe and Kenova. FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE