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Leesville City Police
Saturday June 24th, 2017 :: 04:23 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Advisory until 06:15PM

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana... Northeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...

* Until 515 PM CDT

* At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Alexandria, Pineville, Marksville, Simmesport, Boyce, Moreauville, Bordelonville, Alexandria International Airport, Effie, Hineston, Lena, Ball, Cottonport, Colfax, Mansura, Hessmer, Plaucheville, Tioga, Timber Trails and Esler Regional Airport.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AVOYELLES ... VERNON

Instructions:

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Address/Location
Leesville City Police
101 West Lee Street
Leesville, LA 71446

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-238-0331

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Advisory

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