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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Shreveport, LA

July 19, 2021Smith County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2021, 12:56 PM CDT for Smith County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
Jul 19, 2021, 12:56 PM CDT (17:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Smith County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 19, 1:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Sse Lindale, TXFLOODING ON COUNTY ROADS 468 AND 463. WATER ALSO OVER SEVERAL OTHER ROADS.
Jul 19, 1:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 S Lindale, TXDRIVER PULLED OVER ON COUNTY ROAD 468 TO AVOID HIGH WATER ON THE ROAD, WITHIN MINUTES WATER ROSE AROUND HIM AND TRAPPED HIM INSIDE THE CAR. LINDALE FIRE PERFORMED WATER RESCUE.
Jul 19, 1:35 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLindale, TX*** 4 INJ *** TX DPS REPORTS NEAR THE ALLEN BRANCH CREEK OVERPASS AT I-20 WEST NEAR LINDALE AREA ERODED DUE TO FLOODING CAUSING A LARGE PINE TREE TO FALL ON I-20 RESULTING IN 5 VEHICLES AND A GOOSENECK TRAILER WRECKING ON I-20. 4 INJURIES REPORTED, NONE WERE L

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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2021-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1705 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 2021-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
1705 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
807 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

719 
WGUS54 KSHV 191756
FFWSHV
TXC423-192100-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0029.210719T1756Z-210719T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1256 PM CDT Mon Jul 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Smith County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 1256 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen thus far today near Hideaway and Lindale along 
  Interstate 20 in northwestern Smith County. Additional rainfall 
  amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is 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...
  Tyler, Whitehouse, Lindale, Overton, Bullard, Troup, Arp, Noonday, 
  New Chapel Hill, Winona and Carroll.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 9559 3251 9524 3246 9499 3214 9499
      3215 9548 3220 9546 3224 9549 3225 9547
      3229 9545 3233 9546 3235 9545 3247 9559

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

04
1 follow-up statement
275 
WGUS74 KSHV 191912
FFSSHV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
212 PM CDT Mon Jul 19 2021

TXC423-192100-
/O.CON.KSHV.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210719T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Smith TX-
212 PM CDT Mon Jul 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SMITH COUNTY...

At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain have 
fallen since this morning near Hideaway and Lindale along Interstate 
20 in northwestern Smith County. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 
2 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...
  Tyler, Whitehouse, Lindale, Overton, Bullard, Troup, Arp, Noonday, 
  New Chapel Hill, Winona and Carroll.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 9559 3251 9524 3246 9499 3214 9499
      3215 9548 3220 9546 3224 9549 3225 9547
      3229 9545 3233 9546 3235 9545 3247 9559

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

04

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 5:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass, Marion48 min
Jul 19, 7:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion48 min
Jul 19, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg, Upshur43 min
Jul 19, 8:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg, Harrison, Upshur43 min
Jul 19, 8:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVHarrison, Marion3 hr
Jul 19, 9:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Rusk2 hr
Jul 19, 10:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVGregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk3 hr
Jul 19, 11:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVCherokee, Rusk, Smith114 min
Jul 19, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River40 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.