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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 9, 2024, 5:47 PM CDT for 7 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 5 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, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2024, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 112 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, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 3:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes 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
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Local storm report, Apr 9, 4:57 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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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, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 10 hr |
| 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, 5:52 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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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.