Updated
Updated · The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Jun 15
Shreveport-Bossier Flooding Triggers Multiple Rescues and Road Closures as Water Enters Homes
Updated
Updated · The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Jun 15

Shreveport-Bossier Flooding Triggers Multiple Rescues and Road Closures as Water Enters Homes

3 articles · Updated · The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Jun 15

Summary

  • Multiple water rescues were underway Monday in Bossier Parish and on Caddo Street and North Common, with first responders also pulling an adult and a child from a flooded car in Caddo Parish.
  • Heavy rain from a storm system swamped the Shreveport-Bossier metro area, closing roads and causing flash flooding from Highway 80 in Eastwood to Hamilton Drive in Bossier City and routes near Benton and Florien.
  • Water entered homes on Pennsylvania Avenue in Shreveport's Broadmoor subdivision and flooded buildings on the North Market Street campus of Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College.
  • The flooding worsened conditions reported earlier in the day, when emergency crews were already responding to stranded cars, hydroplaning incidents and a confirmed water rescue in Shreveport.

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