NWS New Orleans LAFF.W 0114September 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jefferson and Orleans, LA
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a flash flood warning for Jefferson and Orleans in Louisiana, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 114th flash flood warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Louisiana had 7 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 11 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, New Orleans LA
- Area
- Jefferson and Orleans
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:03 a.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX FF.W 0114
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Orleans Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 200 PM CDT. * At 1103 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Kenner, Marrero, Avondale, Metairie, Harvey, Timberlane, Jefferson, Gretna, Harahan, Westwego, Bridge City, Elmwood, River Ridge, Waggaman, Woodmere, Terrytown and Arabi.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.