NWS Shreveport LAFF.W 0076October 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and 3 more, LA
The National Weather Service office in Shreveport issued a flash flood warning for Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and 3 more in Louisiana, which was in force until 12:45 p.m. local time on October 4. It was the 76th flash flood warning the NWS office in Shreveport issued in 2026. Louisiana had 4 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 6 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Shreveport LA
- Area
- Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and 3 more
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:42 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSHV FF.W 0076
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana since 2008Every warning type in Louisiana
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The notice as issued
FFWSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana... North Central De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana... * Until 1245 PM CDT. * At 842 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ringgold, Heflin, Castor, Jamestown, Lake Bistineau South, Mc Dade, Ninock, Koran, Curtis, Elm Grove, Plum Orchard Landing, Caspiana, Lake Bistineau North, Taylortown, Noles Landing, Sligo, Robson and Ogden.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana since 2008125 a year
- Every warning type in Louisiana
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, October 20261,996 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels