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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 26, 20216 counties in Arkansas; Bowie County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2021, 2:23 AM CDT for 6 counties in Arkansas; Bowie County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2021, 2:23 AM CDT (07:23 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 5:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Bowie County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:25 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-327 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1125 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

598 
WGUS54 KSHV 260723
FFWSHV
ARC027-057-073-081-091-099-TXC037-261030-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0012.210526T0723Z-210526T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
223 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Columbia County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Northeastern Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southeastern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Northern Miller County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Eastern Bowie County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 530 AM CDT.

* At 223 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Texarkana, Hope, Stamps, Lewisville, Emmet, Buckner, Perrytown, 
  Rosston, Garland, Fulton, Willisville, Bodcaw, Bluff City, 
  Mandeville, Cale, Patmos, Falcon, Sutton and Piney Grove.

Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3368 9372 3381 9319 3379 9318 3381 9316
      3381 9315 3382 9314 3379 9313 3378 9310
      3342 9312 3333 9348 3336 9389 3354 9411

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

09
2 follow-up statements
992 
WGUS74 KSHV 260922
FFSSHV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
422 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

ARC027-057-073-081-091-099-TXC037-261030-
/O.CON.KSHV.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210526T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Columbia AR-Hempstead AR-Lafayette AR-Little River AR-Miller AR-
Nevada AR-Bowie TX-
422 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA, SOUTHERN HEMPSTEAD, NORTHEASTERN 
LAFAYETTE, SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER, NORTHERN MILLER, NEVADA AND 
EASTERN BOWIE COUNTIES...

At 422 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Texarkana, Hope, Stamps, Lewisville, Emmet, Buckner, Perrytown, 
  Rosston, Garland, Fulton, Willisville, Bodcaw, Bluff City, 
  Mandeville, Cale, Patmos, Falcon, Sutton and Piney Grove.

Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned 
area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3368 9372 3381 9319 3379 9318 3381 9316
      3381 9315 3382 9314 3379 9313 3378 9310
      3342 9312 3333 9348 3336 9389 3354 9411

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

09
149 
WGUS74 KSHV 261023
FFSSHV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
523 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

ARC027-057-073-081-091-099-TXC037-261033-
/O.EXP.KSHV.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210526T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Columbia AR-Hempstead AR-Lafayette AR-Little River AR-Miller AR-
Nevada AR-Bowie TX-
523 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA, SOUTHERN HEMPSTEAD, NORTHEASTERN 
LAFAYETTE, SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER, NORTHERN MILLER, NEVADA AND 
EASTERN BOWIE COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. No additional flooding is expected and 
flood waters should be slowly receding. Please continue to heed 
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3368 9372 3381 9319 3379 9318 3381 9316
      3381 9315 3382 9314 3379 9313 3378 9310
      3342 9312 3333 9348 3336 9389 3354 9411

$$

09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 12:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVLittle River, Miller8 hr
May 26, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Lafayette64 min
May 26, 4:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVColumbia, Lafayette, Miller, Union4 hr
May 26, 9:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVLittle River, Miller110 min
May 26, 11:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVLittle River, Miller3 hr
May 25, 7:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg13 hr
May 25, 8:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVNacogdoches, Rusk24 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.