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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Shreveport, LA

August 22, 2022Gregg County, Rusk County, Upshur County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2022, 4:21 AM CDT for Gregg County, Rusk County, Upshur 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
Aug 22, 2022, 4:21 AM CDT (09:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2022, 7:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Gregg County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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
Aug 22, 6:22 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 Wsw Gilmer, TXHOLLY ROAD WASHED OUT IN ONE AREA, A FEW TREES ALSO REPORTED DOWN.
Aug 22, 6:34 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nnw Gladewater, TXREPORT FROM MPING: STREET/ROAD FLOODING; STREET/ROAD CLOSED; VEHICLES STRANDED.
Aug 22, 7:22 AM CDTFLOOD3 Nne Longview, TXREPORT FROM MPING: RIVER/CREEK OVERFLOWING; CROPLAND/YARD/BASEMENT FLOODING.

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 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 2022-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1009 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 2022-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
1009 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

018 
WGUS54 KSHV 220921
FFWSHV
TXC183-401-459-221230-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0021.220822T0921Z-220822T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
421 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Gregg County in northeastern Texas...
  Northwestern Rusk County in northeastern Texas...
  Central Upshur County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 730 AM CDT.

* At 421 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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, Clarksville 
  City, East Mountain, West Mountain, Liberty City, Union Grove, 
  Warren City, Judson, Pritchett, Rolling Meadows and Laird Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3273 9508 3282 9481 3254 9470 3234 9477
      3234 9497 3251 9497

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

09
1 follow-up statement
464 
WGUS74 KSHV 221116
FFSSHV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
616 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

TXC183-401-459-221230-
/O.CON.KSHV.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220822T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gregg TX-Rusk TX-Upshur TX-
616 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR GREGG, NORTHWESTERN RUSK AND CENTRAL UPSHUR COUNTIES...

At 616 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. 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, Clarksville 
  City, East Mountain, West Mountain, Liberty City, Union Grove, 
  Warren City, Judson, Pritchett, Rolling Meadows and Laird Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3273 9508 3282 9481 3254 9470 3234 9477
      3234 9497 3251 9497

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 8:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg22 hr
Aug 22, 9:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVCass, Marion25 hr
Aug 22, 9:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVPanola3 hr
Aug 22, 10:15 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVCamp, Franklin, Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood4 hr
Aug 22, 10:31 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood29 min
Aug 22, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee45 min
Aug 22, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNacogdoches45 min

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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.