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Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2007, 8:30 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2007, 8:30 AM CDT (13:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2007, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cherokee County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 9 Wnw Rusk, TX | ABOUT HALF A DOZEN ROADS CLOSED IN WESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KSHV 141333
FFWSHV
TXC073-141630-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
830 AM CDT SAT JUL 14 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUSK...MAYDELLE...ALTO...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 825 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING
TO FALL OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...UPON ALREADY SATURATED
GROUND. THUS FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SHREVEPORT.
LAT...LON 3148 9509 3159 9517 3159 9526 3168 9528
3176 9539 3194 9545 3204 9541 3213 9545
3214 9499 3182 9501 3176 9495 3167 9497
3153 9489 3143 9500
$$
171 follow-up statement
000
WGUS74 KSHV 141538
FFSSHV
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1035 AM CDT SAT JUL 14 2007
TXC073-141630-
CHEROKEE TX-
1035 AM CDT SAT JUL 14 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
CHEROKEE COUNTY...
AT 1030 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ABOUT
HALF A DOZEN ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR NOW...BUT PATCHY LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH
1130 AM.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3148 9509 3159 9517 3159 9526 3168 9528
3176 9539 3194 9545 3204 9541 3213 9545
3214 9499 3182 9501 3176 9495 3167 9497
3153 9489 3143 9500
$$
17What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 14, 4:13 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 4:13 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
413 AM CDT SAT JUL 14 2007
.DISCUSSION...
THE MORNING RADAR SHOWS A MCV STILL MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF THE CWA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF I20...AND DUMPING MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN IN PARTS OF EAST TEXAS. STORM TOTALS THE PASS 8HRS
SHOW AN AVERAGE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA WITH
A MAXIMUM OF NEARLY 4 INCHES IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. THESE FIGURES MAY
BE RUNNING A LITTLE HIGH...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL
NOT WELCOMED IN THIS AREA.
MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING A SERIES OF VORTICITY MAXES TO THE AREA
THIS PERIOD IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW. THUS KEEPING FAIRLY HIGH RAIN
CHANCES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE ARKLAMISS COORDINATE BY
MONDAY MORNING...AND THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS
THE AREA ENDING UP WEST OF HOUSTON BY TUESDAY MORNING. THUS AS
MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS REMAINS...LOOK FOR A DECENT
OF RAIN TO REMAIN IN THE FORECAST. TEMPS ARE MUCH COOLER TODAY TO
RESPECT RAIN CHANCES...AND WILL BE DEPENDANT ON POPS AND CLOUD
COVER THROUGH THE EXTENDED. FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH 500 PM..SEE GRAPHICS OR COUNTY LISTINGS BELOW AS GROUPINGS
HAVE CHANGES A LITTLE.
ELEVEN
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS A PRETTY GOOD BET ACROSS AT
LEAST THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION TODAY AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY
CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION FROM CENTRAL TEXAS.
EXPECT THE USUAL LOWER CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS IN AND
AROUND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. FURTHER NORTH ACROSS
THE MIDDLE RED RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...RAINFALL SHOULD REMAIN MORE SCATTERED IN
NATURE WITH OCCASIONAL IFR/MVFR CEILINGS THIS MORNING. /13/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 84 70 88 71 / 70 50 50 30
MLU 84 71 84 71 / 70 70 70 50
DEQ 86 67 92 67 / 30 30 30 20
TXK 84 68 90 70 / 50 30 30 20
ELD 84 68 87 69 / 50 50 50 30
TYR 84 69 89 70 / 70 50 50 30
GGG 84 69 89 69 / 70 50 50 30
LFK 84 71 86 71 / 70 70 50 30
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...LAFAYETTE...MILLER...NEVADA...AND
UNION AR.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...
DE SOTO...GRANT...JACKSON...LA SALLE...LINCOLN...
NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED RIVER...SABINE LA...
UNION LA...WEBSTER...AND WINN.
OK...NONE.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ANGELINA...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...
HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RUSK...
SABINE TX...SAN AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...
UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
&&
11/13Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 6:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 600 AM CDT SAT JUL 14 2007 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141700- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 600 AM CDT SAT JUL 14 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACT WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE IN PLACE. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS...AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE COMMON... WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS POSSIBLY GREATER THAN FOUR INCHES. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH COVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH 500 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP A DECENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST...THUS FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL LINGER AS WELL ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER...HAM RADIO OPERATOR...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 10:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Panola, Shelby | 30 hr |
| Jul 14, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith | 24 hr |
| Jul 14, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg | 23 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.