Start Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Local Area Emergency issued October 26 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

LAESHV The following message is transmitted at the request of Ouachita Parish Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness. A Burn Ban remains in effect until further notice for Ouachita Parish. Please report fires to 911. Help prevent wildfires and uncontrolled fires.

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Start.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.