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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 7, 20214 counties in Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2021, 2:22 AM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2021, 2:22 AM CDT (07:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2021, 6:15 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 4:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Ozan, ARHEMPSTEAD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS FLOODING IN SEVERAL AREAS ON HEMPSTEAD COUNTY ROAD 333. FLOODING ON THE MIDDLE FORK OZAN CREEK ON HEMPSTEAD COUNTRY ROAD 333 CAUSED A CAR TO STALL ON THE BRIDGE CROSSING THE CREEK.
Jun 7, 4:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wsw Ozan, ARHEMPSTEAD ROAD 1315 CLOSED DUE TO WASHED OUT CULVERT.

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 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2021-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1039 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 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1039 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1131 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

526 
WGUS54 KSHV 070722
FFWSHV
ARC057-061-081-133-071115-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0015.210607T0722Z-210607T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
222 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southeastern Howard County in southwestern Arkansas...
  East Central Little River County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southeastern Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas...

* Until 615 AM CDT.

* At 222 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. 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...
  Nashville, Mineral Springs, Blevins, Tollette, Washington, Ben 
  Lomond, Saratoga, McCaskill, Ozan, Bright Star and Browntown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3386 9415 3401 9382 3401 9375 3399 9370
      3397 9368 3397 9365 3397 9364 3397 9363
      3396 9362 3396 9359 3396 9357 3395 9355
      3374 9354 3372 9411

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLittle River, Sevier42 min
Jun 7, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead41 min
Jun 7, 3:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more52 hr
Jun 7, 3:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNevada35 min
Jun 7, 4:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward45 min
Jun 7, 4:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead27 min
Jun 7, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Lafayette56 min
Jun 7, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNevada33 min
Jun 7, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Union53 min
Jun 7, 4:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVUnion37 min
Jun 7, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion54 min
Jun 7, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion60 min

Nearby

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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.