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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 9, 2024, 3:41 PM CDT for Harrison County, Panola County, Texas; 7 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 9, 2024, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2024, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Harrison County, TX, Panola County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 12 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 Apr 9, 3:40 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 3:40 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 313 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024 LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ136>138-149>153-165>167-101200- Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River- Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell- La Salle-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-Nacogdoches- Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 313 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 95 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop and spread east across Deep East Texas and much of North Louisiana this afternoon and early evening, with the threat for damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes. The threat for locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding will also continue across the area this afternoon and tonight, with additional shower and thunderstorm development expected even in wake of these storms from Deep East Texas into North Louisiana. A second complex of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to enter portions of Deep East Texas shortly before daybreak Wednesday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The heavy rainfall and flood theat should begin to taper off from west to east across the region Wednesday, although the potential for severe thunderstorms will continue through midday across North Louisiana before ending. Damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes will remain possible through midday with this second line of strong to severe thunderstorms, with the rains finally diminishing from west to east Wednesday night with the passage of a strong upper level disturbance. Additional rises from recent rainfall will continue to impact area waterways with crests likely not reached until the end of the work week, the upcoming weekend or next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon through tonight. ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-101200- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris- Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion- 313 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers and embedded thunderstorms will continue to affect Northeast Texas and Southern Arkansas this afternoon and evening, with additional heavy rainfall possible over these areas. While diminishing across Northeast Texas this evening, additional shower and thunderstorm redevelopment is expected through tonight over much of Southern Arkansas, which may result in a flood threat. Another complex of showers and thunderstorms will move into Northeast Texas and Southern Arkansas around and after daybreak Wednesday, which may result in additional heavy rainfall and flooding over these areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Showers and thunderstorms, some of which may be strong, will be ongoing Wednesday morning across Southern Arkansas, and may be capable of producing locally gusty winds and heavy rainfall, which may result in flooding. These threats will begin to diminish by early Wednesday afternoon, although scattered rains will linger through Wednesday night before diminishing from west to east late. Additional rises from recent rainfall will continue to impact area waterways with crests likely not reached until the end of the work week, the upcoming weekend or next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and tonight for Southern Arkansas. 15
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 9, 10:56 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1056 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Fouke 33.26N 93.89W
04/09/2024 Miller AR Emergency Mngr
A tree with a waterlogged root system was
uprooted onto a home in Fouke by non-severe
thunderstorm winds. No other damage was
noted in the area.
&&
15Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:24 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1124 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
TXZ124-136-091715-
Smith TX-Wood TX-
1124 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN SMITH AND SOUTH CENTRAL
WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 PM CDT...
At 1123 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Edom, or 16 miles southeast of Canton, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mineola, Lindale, Hawkins, Hoard, Hainesville, Winona, Red Springs,
and Carroll.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3277 9538 3249 9512 3237 9547 3239 9550
3242 9551 3243 9554 3245 9555 3246 9557
3248 9559 3259 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 235DEG 29KT 3243 9562
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
44Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1128 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
LAZ006-014-091700-
Ouachita LA-Union LA-
1128 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN UNION AND
NORTHEASTERN OUACHITA PARISHES THROUGH NOON CDT...
At 1128 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sterlington, or 11 miles north of Claiborne, moving northeast at 55
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Monroe, Claiborne, West Monroe, Swartz, Sterlington, Drew, Fairbanks,
Perryville, Loch Lomon, Spencer, Haile, Linville, Rocky Branch,
Guthrie, and Deshard.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 9193 3253 9223 3274 9237 3295 9208
3287 9208 3284 9206 3282 9207 3280 9205
3276 9206 3274 9205 3273 9207 3269 9205
3270 9203 3271 9204 3271 9197 3268 9197
3266 9194 3266 9192 3265 9191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 242DEG 48KT 3270 9218
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
44Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
153 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
TXZ136-149-150-152-091930-
Cherokee TX-Smith TX-Nacogdoches TX-Rusk TX-
153 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...SOUTHWESTERN
RUSK...NORTHWESTERN NACOGDOCHES AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM
CDT...
At 153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Frankston to 8 miles west of Maydelle to
near Grapeland. Movement was northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Jacksonville, Whitehouse, Rusk, Bullard, Troup, Alto, Arp, Morrill,
Mount Selman, Ponta, Sacul, Mixon, New Salem, Reese, Maydelle, Lake
Palestine, New Summerfield, Gallatin, Reklaw, and Cuney.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3228 9501 3199 9486 3158 9497 3155 9515
3159 9517 3157 9521 3159 9527 3168 9529
3172 9534 3174 9533 3173 9537 3175 9536
3176 9540 3182 9540 3185 9544 3193 9542
3196 9545 3199 9545 3205 9542 3213 9546
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 243DEG 46KT 3200 9554 3180 9544 3155 9551
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
44Special weather statement, Apr 9, 2:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
229 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
TXZ149-150-152-092000-
Cherokee TX-Nacogdoches TX-Rusk TX-
229 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RUSK...NORTHWESTERN NACOGDOCHES
AND EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT...
At 228 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Mixon to near Ponta to
near Morrill. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Henderson, Rusk, Alto, Morrill, Ponta, New Salem, Trawick,
Joinerville, Sacul, Turnertown, Douglass, Minden, New Summerfield,
Cushing, Mount Enterprise, Reklaw, Lilbert, Linwood, Laneville, and
Oak Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for eastern and
northeastern Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3184 9510 3208 9520 3214 9505 3214 9499
3217 9499 3229 9467 3207 9460 3197 9459
3158 9474 3154 9514 3156 9514 3159 9517
3157 9520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 241DEG 36KT 3204 9513 3186 9506 3162 9516
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
44Special weather statement, Apr 9, 3:37 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 8:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Anderson, Cherokee, Houston | 42 days |
| Apr 8, 9:20 PM CDT | Flood Watch | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 52 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 8, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Rusk | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 10:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Smith | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 10:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 9 days |
| Apr 8, 10:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 7 days |
| Apr 8, 10:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Anderson, Cherokee, Houston | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood | 10 days |
| Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 5 days |
| Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 44 min |
| Apr 8, 11:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus | 4 days |
| Apr 8, 11:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Franklin, Morris, Titus | 5 days |
| Apr 8, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Smith | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Panola | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 6:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Panola | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Smith | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 11:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Rusk | 3 days |
| Apr 9, 12:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Rusk | 8 days |
| Apr 9, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith | 4 days |
| Apr 9, 12:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk | 9 days |
| Apr 9, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 2:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Rusk | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 3:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | San Augustine, Shelby | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola, Shelby | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 4:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | 9 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caddo | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 10:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Lincoln, Union | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 6 days |
| Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Webster | 22 days |
| Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Webster | 11 days |
| Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster | 12 days |
| Apr 8, 10:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Webster | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, Webster | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | De Soto, Red River | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 8:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 9:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 10:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo, De Soto | 13 days |
| Apr 9, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Winn | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 5:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union, Winn | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell, Winn | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 6:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo | 5 days |
| Apr 9, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Ouachita, Winn | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Red River and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 10:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Ashley, Union | 38 days |
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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.