Emergency Management leaders and the National Weather Service laid changes that will determine when flash flood warnings are ...

Hoeflich said these alerts will usually get issued about a day in advance of a potential flood, sometimes even more. He ...

Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

Whether it is tornado warnings, flash-flood warnings, or water boil notices, staying up to date with alerts in our area is ...

Additional rainfall amounts of up to 1"-2" will be possible for much of Southeast Louisiana. Some locally higher totals will ...

Flash flooding can happen in as little as a few minutes, or after hours of continuous rain in the same location.

"2025 has been the year of the flood," said WPLG-TV meteorologist Michael Lowry in a July 15 email to USA TODAY. "The tragic ...

For example, the advice won't be the same for people who live ... Flood advisory: Flooding is expected to be inconvenient, but not necessarily dangerous. Be aware. Flood warning: Hazardous weather is ...