NWS New Orleans LAFF.W 0049May 31, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jefferson and St. Charles, LA
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a flash flood warning for Jefferson and St. Charles in Louisiana, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on May 31. It was the 49th flash flood warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Louisiana had 38 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 21 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 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 and St. Charles
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:17 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX FF.W 0049
- 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
FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northeastern St. Charles Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 517 PM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. 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, Hahnville, Destrehan, New Sarpy, Norco, St. Rose, Luling, Boutte, Ama, Taft and Killona. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 219 and 222. Interstate 310 between mile markers 1 and 11. Reports of flooded roadways across the Destrehan area.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.