Louisiana, 2026

Flash Flood in Louisiana, May 28, 2026

May 28, 2026 · NWS JAN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy downpours occurred across portions of northeast LA during the afternoon hours of May 28. These downpours lead to multiple roads to be flooded.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.

Heavy downpours occurred across portions of northeast LA during the afternoon hours of May 28. These downpours lead to multiple roads to be flooded.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 28, 11:35 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 11:35 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Franklin

When
May 28, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, 1 mi E of Winnsboro
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Local Official
Coordinates
32.170, -91.720

Several roads were flooded in Winnsboro, including Fair Avenue, Power Street, Kinloch Street, and Lowry Street.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1338795.