Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 20 at 4:16AM CDT until June 20 at 7:15AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 2:16am
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 5:15am
Description:
FFWSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Cherokee County in northeastern Texas...
* Until 715 AM CDT.
* At 416 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen so far early this morning
across Southern Cherokee County between Rusk and Alto, and west to
the Anderson and Houston County lines. Additional rainfall amounts
of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area through 715 am.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Rusk, Alto, Wells, Morrill, Forest and Linwood.
Instruction:
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Cherokee, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov