New Orleans Street Flooding Map, Updates as Louisiana Swamped by 'Life Threatening' Rain
On 5/10/21 at 9:24 AM EDT
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of New Orleans and other areas of southern Louisiana until 8 a.m. CDT time Monday, following heavy rainfall of between two and four inches in the affected area, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS warned of the impact of "life-threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses" in parishes including northwestern Jefferson, southwestern Orleans, and northern St. Charles.
Additional rainfall of one to three inches is possible in the area currently under the warning, the NWS said.