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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 8, 2021Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas

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.

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 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.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

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1 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

$$

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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, 7:30 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVSevier4 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

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.