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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 7, 2019Claiborne Parish, Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 7, 2019, 5:26 PM CDT for Claiborne Parish, Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Arkansas. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 7, 2019, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2019, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Columbia County, AR, Claiborne Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 72 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1489 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 516 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.2
Supercell composite: 12.0

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What 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 Apr 7, 4:45 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 4:45 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 1:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
128 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ138-149>153-165>167-081100-
Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River-
Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-
Caldwell-La Salle-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-Nacogdoches-
Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
128 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9 PM CDT tonight.

Thunderstorms are already ongoing across the area. This activity
will begin to increase as a complex of strong to severe
thunderstorms moves in from the south by late afternoon to early
evening. Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes will
be the primary threats. In addition, locally heavy rainfall may
lead to isolated flash flooding. The severe weather threat will
gradually diminish late tonight. However, the threat for locally
heavy rainfall will linger through the overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will begin to diminish from
west to east Monday, as the storm system continues to shift east
out of the area. While much warmer and drier conditions are
expected for much of this week, showers and a few embedded
thunderstorms will increase across the region Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, spotter networks, and amateur
radio operators, will likely be needed during mainly the evening
hours.

ARZ060-061-070>073-TXZ112-126-136-137-081100-
Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Union-Cass-Marion-
Smith-Gregg-
128 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Arkansas, southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Thunderstorms are already ongoing across the area. This activity
will begin to increase as a complex of strong to severe
thunderstorms moves in from the south by late afternoon to early
evening. Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes will
be the primary threats. In addition, locally heavy rainfall may
lead to isolated flash flooding. The severe weather threat will
gradually diminish late tonight. However, the threat for locally
heavy rainfall will linger through the overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will begin to diminish from
west to east Monday, as the storm system continues to shift east
out of the area. While much warmer and drier conditions are
expected for much of this week, showers and a few embedded
thunderstorms will increase across the region Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, spotter networks, and amateur
radio operators, will likely be needed during mainly the evening
hours.

ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>111-124-125-081100-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-
Titus-Camp-Morris-Wood-Upshur-
128 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest
Arkansas, southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area may
increase in coverage and intensity later in the day.
There will be a threat for isolated strong to severe
thunderstorms, consisting of strong to possible damaging winds,
large hail, and locally heavy rainfall. Where the heavier rains
move repeatedly over the same areas, isolated minor flooding
will be possible. Any severe weather or heavy rain threat will
diminish later this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will quickly diminish Monday
morning the parent storm system continues to shift east out of
the area. While much warmer and drier conditions are expected for
much of this week, showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will
increase across the region Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, spotter networks, and amateur
radio operators, are not anticipated at this time across the area
due to the isolated nature of any severe storms or heavy rain.

09

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
418 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 ESE DIBOLL            31.16N 94.67W
04/07/2019                   ANGELINA           TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS FM1818.

&&

AS

Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
421 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 WSW HUNTINGTON        31.26N 94.67W
04/07/2019                   ANGELINA           TX   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            POWER LINES ARE REPORTED DOWN ACROSS FM 1818
            IN ANGELINA COUNTY SOUTHEAST OF LUKFIN.

&&

25

Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:32 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:40 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:55 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:56 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 6, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby	23 min
Apr 6, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Panola	51 min
Apr 6, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches	21 min
Apr 6, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Shelby	52 min
Apr 6, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	San Augustine, Shelby	46 min
Apr 7, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Upshur	50 min
Apr 7, 4:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg	54 min
Apr 7, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Smith	38 min
Apr 7, 5:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp	47 min
Apr 7, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass	60 min
Apr 7, 6:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Upshur	38 min
Apr 7, 6:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Upshur	59 min
Apr 7, 7:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass	53 min
Apr 7, 9:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Harrison	44 min
Apr 7, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Rusk	60 min
Apr 7, 10:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby	3 days
Apr 7, 10:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Harrison, Marion	3 hr
Apr 7, 11:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood	21 days
Apr 7, 11:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Anderson, Cherokee, Houston	68 days
Apr 7, 11:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Anderson, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity	6 days
Apr 7, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg	57 hr
Apr 7, 1:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Shelby	12 min
Apr 7, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine	60 min
Apr 7, 2:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches	17 min
Apr 7, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith	54 min
Apr 7, 4:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Sabine	3 hr
Apr 7, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	47 min
Apr 7, 4:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Upshur	3 hr
Apr 6, 7:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Jackson, Lincoln, Union	112 min
Apr 6, 7:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Jackson, Lincoln, Union	3 hr
Apr 6, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	39 min
Apr 6, 8:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	2 hr
Apr 6, 8:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	2 hr
Apr 6, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn	37 min
Apr 6, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Jackson, Winn	47 min
Apr 6, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	43 min
Apr 6, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	41 min
Apr 6, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Winn	43 min
Apr 6, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	LaSalle	41 min
Apr 6, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	33 min
Apr 6, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Natchitoches, Winn	59 min
Apr 6, 11:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell	57 min
Apr 6, 11:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	3 hr
Apr 6, 11:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	3 hr
Apr 7, 12:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell	64 min
Apr 7, 12:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn	3 hr
Apr 7, 3:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bossier	43 min
Apr 7, 3:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Webster	44 min
Apr 7, 4:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Lincoln, Union	59 min
Apr 7, 4:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	46 min
Apr 7, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	49 min
Apr 7, 6:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Webster	62 min
Apr 7, 7:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Claiborne, Webster	4 hr
Apr 7, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Webster	52 days
Apr 7, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Webster	21 days
Apr 7, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	21 days
Apr 7, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Claiborne	52 min
Apr 7, 1:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Grant	49 min
Apr 7, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sabine	47 min
Apr 7, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, Winn	53 min
Apr 7, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Ouachita	52 min
Apr 7, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	47 min
Apr 7, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, LaSalle, Winn	39 min
Apr 7, 2:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union	3 hr
Apr 7, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	61 min
Apr 7, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Winn	62 min
Apr 7, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Ouachita	26 min
Apr 7, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Union	41 min
Apr 7, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Ouachita	20 min
Apr 7, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Lincoln and 3 more	63 min
Apr 7, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches	40 min
Apr 7, 4:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Red River and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 7, 4:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Winn	3 hr
Apr 7, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Winn	16 min
Apr 7, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Ouachita	27 min
Apr 7, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita	3 hr
Apr 7, 4:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	26 min
Apr 7, 5:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Lafayette	46 min
Apr 7, 7:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	24 min
Apr 7, 7:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Lafayette, Miller	32 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2019 Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2019 Every flash flood warning in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.