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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 8, 2021Sevier County, Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 7:30 AM CDT for Sevier County, Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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 8, 2021, 7:30 AM CDT (12:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Sevier County, AR, McCurtain County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 9:22 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nne Haworth, OKGOODWATER ROAD FLOODED.

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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1621 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 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
1621 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

001 
WGUS54 KSHV 081230
FFWSHV
ARC133-OKC089-081630-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0018.210608T1230Z-210608T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
730 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southeastern McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 730 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  De Queen, Idabel, Broken Bow, Gillham, Haworth, Garvin, Eagletown, 
  Goodwater, Hochatown, West Line, Cerrogordo, Holly Creek, 
  Shinewell, West Otis, Bokhoma, Moon, America and Farmers Hill.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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.

Dangerous flash flooding is occurring or is imminent. Do not attempt 
to travel unless you are fleeing flood waters. If you are in an area 
subject to flooding, move to higher ground now.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses 
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3395 9516 3397 9481 3429 9485 3438 9446
      3419 9447 3419 9431 3397 9430 3394 9448
      3375 9448 3385 9497 3386 9497 3386 9504
      3390 9506 3390 9508 3388 9508 3389 9510
      3392 9508 3390 9512 3393 9512 3394 9516

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVLittle River, Sevier4 days
Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVHoward, Little River, Sevier5 days
Jun 8, 5:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVLittle River52 hr
Jun 8, 5:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVSevier3 hr
Jun 8, 9:40 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVHoward, Little River, Sevier3 hr
Jun 8, 11:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSHVSevier6 hr
Jun 8, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead, Nevada48 min
Jun 8, 11:48 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVHempstead, Nevada2 hr
Jun 8, 12:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNevada44 min
Jun 8, 4:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVNevada2 hr
Jun 7, 8:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVMcCurtain13 hr
Jun 8, 3:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVMcCurtain2 hr
Jun 8, 5:48 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencySHVMcCurtain5 hr
Jun 8, 6:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMcCurtain36 min
Jun 8, 8:57 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVMcCurtain2 hr
Jun 8, 12:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVMcCurtain8 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.