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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Shreveport, LA

July 2, 2021Gregg County, Harrison County, Upshur County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2021, 8:25 PM CDT for Gregg County, Harrison County, Upshur County, Texas. It was in force for 70 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2021, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2021, 9:35 PM CDT
In force
70 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2021-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 865 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 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 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
865 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

388 
WGUS54 KSHV 030125
FFWSHV
TXC183-203-459-030330-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0025.210703T0125Z-210703T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
825 PM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Gregg County in northeastern Texas...
  Southwestern Harrison County in northeastern Texas...
  Southern Upshur County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 825 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Longview, Kilgore, White Oak, Gladewater, Gilmer, Hallsville, 
  Clarksville City, East Mountain, Diana, West Mountain, Lakeport, 
  Union Grove, Warren City, Judson, Rolling Meadows and Pritchett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3263 9506 3279 9480 3243 9446 3238 9483

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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1 follow-up statement
007 
WGUS74 KSHV 030235
FFSSHV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
935 PM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

TXC183-203-459-030245-
/O.CAN.KSHV.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210703T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gregg TX-Harrison TX-Upshur TX-
935 PM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GREGG, SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON 
AND SOUTHERN UPSHUR COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3263 9506 3279 9480 3243 9446 3238 9483

$$

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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.