NWS New Orleans LAFA.A 0006October 4, 2026
Flood Watch: Washington, St. John The Baptist, Upper St. Bernard and 27 more, LA and MS
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a flood watch for Washington, St. John The Baptist, Upper St. Bernard and 27 more in Louisiana, Mississippi, which was in force until 12:00 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 6th areal flood watch the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Louisiana had 1 flood watch in October 2026, against 0 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's flood watchs by year).
ExpiredWatch
In force for 15 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, New Orleans LA
- Area
- Washington, St. John The Baptist, Upper St. Bernard and 27 more
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 11:45 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KLIX FA.A 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Watches in Louisiana since 2008Every warning type in Louisiana
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The notice as issued
The Flood Watch will expire for portions of southeast Louisiana, including the following parishes, Central Jefferson, Central Plaquemines, Central St. Charles, Central Tangipahoa, Coastal Jefferson, Eastern Orleans, Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower St. Charles, Lower Tangipahoa, Northern St. Tammany, Northern Tangipahoa, Southeast St. Tammany, Southwestern St. Tammany, St. John The Baptist, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper St. Charles, Washington and Western Orleans and southern Mississippi, including the following areas, Northern Hancock, Northern Harrison, Northern Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Southern Hancock, Southern Harrison, Southern Jackson and Walthall. The flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flood Watch will expire at midnight CDT tonight.
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.