Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 9:40 AM CDT for Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. 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
- Jun 8, 2021, 9:40 AM CDT (14:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2021, 12:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
166
WGUS54 KSHV 081440
FFWSHV
ARC061-081-133-081845-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0020.210608T1440Z-210608T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
940 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Howard County in southwestern Arkansas...
Northern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas...
Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 940 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...
Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Horatio, Umpire, Lockesburg,
Wilton, Tollette, Winthrop, Gillham, Ben Lomond, Corinth, Center
Point, Saratoga, Athens, Arkinda, Oak Grove, Silver Ridge, Provo
and Bellview.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 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.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
In hilly terrain there are many low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3394 9448 3397 9430 3419 9431 3419 9424
3435 9425 3435 9394 3419 9393 3418 9382
3376 9383 3375 9385 3375 9396 3374 9395
3374 9397 3372 9397 3371 9396 3372 9395
3371 9395 3370 9397 3368 9397 3375 9448
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
041 follow-up statement
642
WGUS74 KSHV 081736
FFSSHV
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1236 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
ARC061-081-133-081746-
/O.CAN.KSHV.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210608T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Howard AR-Little River AR-Sevier AR-
1236 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR HOWARD, NORTHERN LITTLE
RIVER AND SEVIER COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Tuesday for
portions of Arkansas...southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas.
LAT...LON 3394 9448 3397 9430 3419 9431 3419 9424
3435 9425 3435 9394 3419 9393 3418 9382
3376 9383 3375 9385 3375 9396 3374 9395
3374 9397 3372 9397 3371 9396 3372 9395
3371 9395 3370 9397 3368 9397 3375 9448
$$
04The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Little River, Sevier | 4 days |
| Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Sevier | 5 days |
| Jun 8, 5:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Little River | 52 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Sevier | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Sevier | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Sevier | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead, Nevada | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Nevada | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Nevada | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 4:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Nevada | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.