NWS New Orleans LAFF.W 0120October 3, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and 2 more, LA
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a flash flood warning for Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and 2 more in Louisiana, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on October 3. It was the 120th flash flood warning the NWS office in New Orleans 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 1.2 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, Orleans, Plaquemines and 2 more
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:20 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX FF.W 0120
- 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
At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. 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... New Orleans, Kenner, Harvey, Chalmette, Metairie, Jefferson, Gretna, Arabi, Terrytown, Bridge City, Elmwood, Meraux, River Ridge, Violet and New Orleans Armstrong Airport.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.
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