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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 9, 20215 counties in Texas; Sabine Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2021, 6:58 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas; Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 10 hr. 11 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
May 9, 2021, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2021, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Sabine Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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
May 9, 7:03 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD9 Ne Broaddus, TXSTATE HWY 103 REPORTED FLOODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS SOUTH OF SAN AUGUSTINE.
May 9, 7:10 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLufkin, TXROADS CLOSED TO FLOODING: KURTH DRIVE TULANE STREET FRANK AVENUE (UNDERPASS SPECIFICALLY AND OTHER ISOLATED AREAS OF FRANK AVENUE) RAGUET STREET ELLIS AVENUE KILN AVENUE BYNUM STREET HILL STREET DOUGLAS STREET SOME VEHICLES STALLED IN WATER IN INTERSECTIONS WI
May 9, 7:10 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLufkin, TXHIGH WATER REPORTED ON FM 2497, FM 328, FM 1669, SH 103 WEST, FM 1475, FM 706 AT CRAWFORD CREEK AND FM 2109. SH 103 WEST NEAR NEWMAN ROAD, FM 1475 AND US 69 NORTH FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS. SEVERAL ROADS IN LUFKIN ARE REPORTED FLOODED WITH REPORTS OF ENTRAPMENT IN
May 9, 7:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD7 N Hemphill, TXSTREET FLOODING OCCURRING.
May 9, 7:50 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLufkin, TXCORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM LUFKIN. CORRECTS TIME FOR PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM LUFKIN. HIGH WATER REPORTED ON FM 2497, FM 328, FM 1669, SH 103 WEST, FM 1475, FM 706 AT CRAWFORD CREEK AND FM 2109. SH 103 WEST NEAR NEWMAN ROAD, FM 1475 AND
May 9, 8:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLufkin, TXCORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM LUFKIN. REPORTS THAT THE BRIARWOOD SUBDIVISION MULTIPLE STREETS FLOODED AND NUMEROUS CARS STRANDED IN THE AREA.
May 9, 8:20 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLufkin, TXCITY MANAGEMENT IS ASKING ALL RESIDENTS TO STAY HOME IS POSSIBLE. WATER IS REPORTEDLY UP TO THE HOODS OF SEVERAL VEHICLES STRANDED ON RAGUET STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF JEFFERSON AVENUE. THE ROAD IS CURRENTLY IMPASSABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF TWO PEOPLE
May 9, 8:45 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD9 Ssw Chireno, TXNACOGDOCHES COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE REPORT COUNTY ROADS 460 AND 560 IN THE ETOILE AREA ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
May 9, 9:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD8 Ese Broaddus, TXFM 705 JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 83 WEST OF THE ANTHONY HARBOR COMMUNITY WAS FLOODED.
May 9, 10:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ese Florien, LASEVERAL PARISH ROADS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF SABINE PARISH WERE FLOODED AND CLOSED.
May 9, 10:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Hemphill, TXFM 1592 NORTHWEST OF HEMPHILL WAS FLOODED AND CLOSED.

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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2021-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 853 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 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 288 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
853 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-220 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
639 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
288 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
490 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

344 
WGUS54 KSHV 092358
FFWSHV
LAC085-TXC005-347-403-405-419-100400-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0005.210509T2358Z-210510T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
658 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Angelina County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas...
  Sabine County in eastern Texas...
  San Augustine County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Shelby County in eastern Texas...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 658 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen over already saturated grounds. 
  Additional thunderstorms continue to develop and will move over 
  the warned area through much of the evening. Flash flooding is 
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lufkin, Diboll, Milam, Hudson, Many, Huntington, San Augustine, 
  Zwolle, Hemphill, Pineland, Rosevine, Macune, Bland Lake, Etoile, 
  Burke, Zavalla, Florien, Fisher, Broaddus and Bronson.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the 
warned area through 11 pm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9472 3140 9429 3162 9417 3165 9360
      3171 9335 3152 9334 3152 9324 3136 9324
      3136 9339 3128 9344 3128 9354 3117 9358
      3116 9391 3103 9447 3115 9486 3123 9486
      3126 9490 3129 9488 3137 9496

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 4 HOURS 

$$

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4 follow-up statements
565 
WGUS74 KSHV 100202
FFSSHV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
902 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

LAC085-TXC005-347-403-405-419-100400-
/O.CON.KSHV.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210510T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sabine LA-Angelina TX-Nacogdoches TX-Sabine TX-San Augustine TX-
Shelby TX-
902 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR ANGELINA, SOUTHEASTERN NACOGDOCHES, SABINE, SAN 
AUGUSTINE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES AND SABINE PARISH...

At 902 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 
and 5 inches of rain have fallen across much of the warned area. 
Numerous roads are flooded and closed, especially across Angelina 
County. Flash flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lufkin, Diboll, Milam, Hudson, Many, Huntington, San Augustine, 
  Zwolle, Hemphill, Pineland, Rosevine, Macune, Bland Lake, Etoile, 
  Burke, Zavalla, Florien, Fisher, Broaddus and Bronson.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area through 11 pm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9472 3140 9429 3162 9417 3165 9360
      3171 9335 3152 9334 3152 9324 3136 9324
      3136 9339 3128 9344 3128 9354 3117 9358
      3116 9391 3103 9447 3115 9486 3123 9486
      3126 9490 3129 9488 3137 9496

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2.75 INCHES IN 2 HOURS 

$$

15
279 
WGUS54 KSHV 100343
FFWSHV
LAC085-TXC005-347-403-405-419-100700-
/O.EXT.KSHV.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210510T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1043 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Angelina County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas...
  Sabine County in eastern Texas...
  San Augustine County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Shelby County in eastern Texas...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 1043 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lufkin, Diboll, Milam, Hudson, Many, Huntington, San Augustine, 
  Zwolle, Hemphill, Pineland, Rosevine, Macune, Bland Lake, Etoile, 
  Burke, Zavalla, Florien, Fisher, Broaddus and Bronson.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9472 3140 9429 3162 9417 3165 9360
      3171 9335 3152 9334 3152 9324 3136 9324
      3136 9339 3128 9344 3128 9354 3117 9358
      3116 9391 3103 9447 3115 9486 3123 9486
      3126 9490 3129 9488 3137 9496

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

13
058 
WGUS54 KSHV 100625
FFWSHV
LAC085-TXC005-347-403-405-419-100900-
/O.EXT.KSHV.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210510T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
125 AM CDT Mon May 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Angelina County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas...
  Sabine County in eastern Texas...
  San Augustine County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Shelby County in eastern Texas...

* Until 400 AM CDT.

* At 125 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lufkin, Diboll, Milam, Hudson, Many, Huntington, San Augustine, 
  Zwolle, Hemphill, Pineland, Rosevine, Macune, Bland Lake, Etoile, 
  Burke, Zavalla, Florien, Fisher, Broaddus and Bronson.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9472 3140 9429 3162 9417 3165 9360
      3171 9335 3152 9334 3152 9324 3136 9324
      3136 9339 3128 9344 3128 9354 3117 9358
      3116 9391 3103 9447 3115 9486 3123 9486
      3126 9490 3129 9488 3137 9496

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

44
011 
WGUS54 KSHV 100846
FFWSHV
LAC085-TXC005-347-403-405-419-101000-
/O.EXT.KSHV.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210510T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
346 AM CDT Mon May 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Angelina County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas...
  Sabine County in eastern Texas...
  San Augustine County in eastern Texas...
  Southeastern Shelby County in eastern Texas...

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 346 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lufkin, Diboll, Milam, Hudson, Many, Huntington, San Augustine, 
  Zwolle, Hemphill, Pineland, Rosevine, Macune, Bland Lake, Etoile, 
  Burke, Zavalla, Florien, Fisher, Broaddus and Bronson.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9472 3140 9429 3162 9417 3165 9360
      3171 9335 3152 9334 3152 9324 3136 9324
      3136 9339 3128 9344 3128 9354 3117 9358
      3116 9391 3103 9447 3115 9486 3123 9486
      3126 9490 3129 9488 3137 9496

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

44

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNacogdoches45 min
May 9, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee, Nacogdoches64 min
May 9, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee42 min
May 9, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNacogdoches, San Augustine64 min
May 9, 4:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVAngelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby12 hr
May 9, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVWood66 min
May 9, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina57 min
May 9, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine62 min
May 9, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Sabine, San Augustine67 min
May 9, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBienville, Jackson45 min
May 9, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVJackson, Lincoln, Ouachita49 min
May 9, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVClaiborne51 min
May 9, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVJackson58 min
May 9, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita44 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 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.