Flood Warning Issued for Ascension and Livingston Parishes, LA
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on July 21, 2026, 4 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
NWS New Orleans has issued a Flood Warning for the Amite River at Port Vincent affecting Ascension and Livingston Parishes, with minor flooding forecast from Saturday morning.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Ascension and Livingston Parishes, Louisiana
- Issued
- July 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS New Orleans LA
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Ascension and Livingston Parishes, Louisiana.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in New Orleans LA. The alert was sent at 2026-06-18T10:10:00-05:00 and is effective from 2026-06-18T10:10:00-05:00. It carries the event code FLW and NWS headline "FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE".
Affected Areas
The warning covers Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish in Louisiana, specifically the Amite River at Port Vincent. The Amite River at Bayou Manchac Point is also referenced, affecting East Baton Rouge Parish.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. At 8.0 feet some flooding will occur in low lying residential, commercial, and recreational areas. The river is expected to rise above flood stage and reach a crest of 8.5 feet.
Timeline
The flood warning is in effect from Saturday morning (2026-06-20T07:00:00-05:00) until further notice. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage Saturday morning and continue rising to crest early Monday morning.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (1,244 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to July 21, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.