Weather Alert Watch
Severe Flood Watch

Flood Watch for Sevier; Howard; Little River +31 more

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. 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. Where:...

AR, LA +2Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Winn; Caldwell; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Harrison

Official alert brief

WHAT

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

WHERE

Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties, Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Sevier and Union, Louisiana, including the following parishes, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Red River, Union, Webster and Winn, southeast Oklahoma, including the following county, McCurtain, and northeast Texas, including the following counties, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus, Upshur and Wood.

WHEN

Through this afternoon.

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

Storms with locally heavy rainfall will increase in coverage during the overnight hours and likely linger early on Tuesday and possibly redevelop with heating as the weak front lifts back northward. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 are expected with isolated higher amounts of 5 to 7 plus inches will be possible. Locations affected include our entire I-30 corridor and much of southern Arkansas, north of I-20 in northeast TX and along and south of I-20 in Louisiana. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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.