Alert archive / Louisiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 2022

Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Shreveport, LA

August 22, 2022Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2022, 11:36 PM CDT for Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana. 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2022, 11:36 PM CDT (04:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2022, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:37 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

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 263 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1715 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
1715 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 22, 10:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 10:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 6:40 AM CDT, 16 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
640 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

ARZ070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>020-022-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-
136>138-149>153-165>167-231100-
Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-
Lincoln-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-
Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-La Salle-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-
Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-
Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
640 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Arkansas,
southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana,
east Texas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A Flood Watch is in effect through 7 PM CDT Tuesday evening.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue across the area
today and tonight. The rain will likely persist through the
overnight hours. Rainfall may be heavy at times, which could lead to
flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible
through tonight.

In addition, a couple of severe storms will be possible across East
Texas and Louisiana south of Interstate 20, mainly this afternoon
through early this evening. Damaging winds will be the primary
threat, but a brief tornado cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

A Flood Watch will remain in effect through 7 PM CDT Tuesday evening.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely across the entire
Four State Region for much of the week as a series of upper
disturbances move across the area. Through Wednesday evening, areas
south of a line from Mount Vernon to El Dorado could see total
rainfall amounts of between 4 to 6 inches. The highest rainfall
totals are expected along much of the Interstate 20 corridor where
locally higher amounts could be in excess of 8 inches.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible Thursday
through Sunday. However, a threat for additional widespread heavy
rain is not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters will likely be needed today or
tonight.

LAZ021-231100-
Caldwell-
640 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Louisiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A Flood Watch is in effect through 7 PM CDT Tuesday evening.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue across the area
today and tonight. The rain will likely persist through the
overnight hours. Rainfall may be heavy at times, which could lead to
flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible
through tonight.

In addition, a couple of severe storms will be possible across East
Texas and Louisiana south of Interstate 20, mainly this afternoon
through early this evening. Damaging winds will be the primary
threat, but a brief tornado cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

A Flood Watch will remain in effect through 7 PM CDT Tuesday evening.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely across the entire
Four State Region for much of the week as a series of upper
disturbances move across the area. Through Wednesday evening, areas
south of a line from Mount Vernon to El Dorado could see total
rainfall amounts of between 4 to 6 inches. The highest rainfall
totals are expected along much of the Interstate 20 corridor where
locally higher amounts could be in excess of 8 inches.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible Thursday
through Sunday. However, a threat for additional widespread heavy
rain is not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters will likely be needed today or
tonight.

ARZ050-051-059>061-OKZ077-231100-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-McCurtain-
640 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Arkansas and
southeast Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue across the area
today and tonight. The rain will likely persist through the
overnight hours. Rainfall may be heavy at times, which could lead to
flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible
through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely across the entire
Four State Region through Wednesday. Rain chances will begin to
diminish from northwest to southeast beginning Thursday and
continuing into the weekend. However, chances for scattered
thunderstorms will increase on Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters will not be needed through tonight.

09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 8:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVNacogdoches, Panola, Rusk2 hr
Aug 22, 9:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVPanola116 min
Aug 22, 9:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVAngelina2 hr
Aug 22, 10:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVAngelina, San Augustine2 hr
Aug 23, 1:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby3 hr
Aug 22, 11:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto114 min
Aug 23, 9:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBienville, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita and 2 more3 hr
Aug 23, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVWebster72 hr
Aug 23, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLaSalle65 min
Aug 23, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVWinn44 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2022Every flash flood warning in 2022

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.