Arklatex Weather Alert: Up to 5 Inches of Rain Expected This Weekend

According to the National Weather Service in Shreveport, our area could be in for as much as five inches of rain over the coming weekend.

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It would appear that opening day of deer season for Louisiana hunters could bring on some weather risks.

With last Saturday's tragic death of a 17-year-old hunter due to a lightning strike in his box deer stand, local hunters would be well-advised to pay close attention for additional updates regarding the incoming storm.

READ MORE: Lightning Blamed For Death of Teenage Louisiana Deer Hunter

Forecasters with the NWS have placed the westernmost portions of the Arklatex at a "Marginal Risk" of receiving lighter rainfall amounts tonight (Friday, October 24), but rainfall amounts could be increasing overnight.

The risk is elevated to "Slight" for tomorrow (Saturday, October 25) with expected heavy rainfall through the day which will increase the flooding potential as the soil saturates which could rapidly increase runoff.

A slow-moving upper low will bring a prolonged period of heavy rain to our Four-State area late Friday into this weekend. Unfortunately, flash flooding is also possible with the window of greatest threat expected from Saturday into Saturday night, mainly along and south of I-20.

Those same NWSS forecasters feel as though our area could see rainfall from two to five inches wit most of it occurring Saturday and Saturday night and the rainfall beginning to slack off by Sunday morning.

As the graphic above indicates, most of the area will receive a minimum of two inches of rain and as much as 80% of the forecasted area could see in excess of three inches of rainfall which could result in flash flooding for the affected areas.

Along with the heightened possibility for heavy rains, the National Weather Service is also warning residents of the possibility for a brief tornado, damaging wind gusts and large hail.

Please stay tuned to this radio station or the National Weather Service for updated forecasts and possible immediate weather threats.