Flash Flood Warning in Calcasieu County, Louisiana
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED8/30/2025 6:57:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
8/30/2025 6:57:00 AM until 8/30/2025 10:00:00 AM
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.
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 657 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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...
Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Moss Bluff, Carlyss,
Buhler and Edgerly.