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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 8, 20246 counties in Texas; 4 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 8, 2024, 9:30 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas; 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 7 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 8, 2024, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2024, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Panola County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Smith County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 45 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 2024-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2024-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-216 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
952 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 8, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
646 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Tuesday Night)
Issued at 247 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

Temperature recovery was quick in the wake of the big eclipse as
the radiative aspect of heating was pretty much left intact from
the warmed ground. Current readings are in the upper 70s and lower
80s for the most part with some cooler "rain showered-on" sites
in the lower 70s. Prevailing winds are E/SE giving rise to our
Tornado threat with low levels SE up to 3kft and then veering
around to SW flow by 6-7kft. Looking at our 19Z balloon ascent,
Dcape is over 1000J/kg with some mid level dry air 700-500mb and
damaging winds possible along with hail and tornadoes with the
current watch until 8pm.

This first big wave will be shifting northward along with our
warm front, but exactly how far will be pivotal for new
development. Generally, we are looking for higher rain totals by
morning north of I-20. Then, the cold front will take a swing at
making more heavy weather for us to contend with through the
balance of the short term. The SPC Enhanced/Slight Risks
continue for storms again tomorrow and even part of early
Wednesday for our Parishes. As time goes by and we saturate the
air and ground, the flooding threat will likely become the
dominant threat into Wednesday. The WPC has the Moderate Risk for
excessive rainfall outlooked right over the heart of our Four-
State area tomorrow am through early Wednesday. /24/

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through next Sunday)
Issued at 247 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

We are pretty much right with NBM numbers across the board short
and long terms, under all these clouds and eventually our
southerly flow off the Gulf will shut off late Wednesday as the
core low swings overhead of our I-30 corridor. Good agreement on
GFS and ECMWF. And we can expect mild Gulf air temps to continue
with the wettest weather and then the cold front shifting the
winds to NW will wrap things up for us during the afternoon hours
on Wednesday turning cooler.

Look for morning lows to drop back into the 50s by Thursday under
still mostly cloudy skies through the night. And then 40s by
Friday with high pressure, light winds and fair skies, but quickly
warming back from there over the weekend. Meanwhile, our high
temps will be cooler and near average in the low to mid 70s for
Thursday with brisk NW winds continuing. However, sunshine and
lighter winds allow the 80s to creep back northward even before
the weekend. Area wide this weekend highs will see low to mid 80s
for most locales with dry weather lasting into next week. /24/

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 640 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

A weak surface boundary across the region combined with a series
of upper-level disturbances will maintain an unstable airmass that
will support periods of widespread TSRA conditions through the
forecast period ending 10/00Z. Additionally, ceilings are forecast
to become IFR/LIFR through the overnight hours before gradually
improving to MVFR throughout Tuesday. Otherwise, south to
southeast winds 10 knots tonight to become 10 to 15 knots on
Tuesday. /05/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  66  76  66  77 / 100  80 100  90
MLU  64  78  65  76 / 100  80  90 100
DEQ  60  69  59  70 / 100 100  90  90
TXK  63  71  63  72 / 100 100 100  90
ELD  61  72  62  73 / 100  90 100 100
TYR  64  73  64  74 / 100  90  90  80
GGG  65  75  64  76 / 100  90  90  80
LFK  66  80  65  78 /  80  70  90  70

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Flood Watch through Wednesday evening for ARZ050-051-059>061-
     070>073.

LA...Flood Watch through Wednesday evening for LAZ001>006-010>014-
     017>022.

OK...Flood Watch through Wednesday evening for OKZ077.

TX...Flood Watch through Wednesday evening for TXZ096-097-108>112-
     124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

&&

SHORT TERM...24
LONG TERM....24
AVIATION...05
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 5:56 AM CDT, 15 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
556 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-091200-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-
Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-
Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-
Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
556 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage and intensity
today through tonight with some of these possibly becoming strong to
severe. Large hail and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts will be the
main threats, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out as well.
Excessive heavy rainfall will begin this afternoon across portions of
the region with this threat becoming widespread overnight tonight.

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

Excessive heavy rainfall will continue to be a very concerning threat
with possible widespread flooding across portions of the Four State
Region Tuesday into Wednesday. In addition, there will continue to a
severe weather threat across much of the region through Wednesday as
well with large hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and isolated
tornadoes possible. The rainfall should taper off Wednesday Night
from west to east across the region but area waterways will likely
see possible significant rises with crests not expected until the
upcoming weekend into early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be possible as early as this afternoon.

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In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur37 min
Apr 8, 8:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVGregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur33 min
Apr 8, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Marion46 min
Apr 8, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVAnderson, Cherokee, Houston42 days
Apr 8, 9:20 PM CDTFlood WatchSHVAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more52 hr
Apr 8, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Marion41 min
Apr 8, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRusk40 min
Apr 8, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith47 min
Apr 8, 10:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVCass, Marion9 days
Apr 8, 10:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur7 days
Apr 8, 10:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVAnderson, Cherokee, Houston13 hr
Apr 8, 10:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg13 hr
Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood10 days
Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood5 days
Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Marion44 min
Apr 8, 11:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus4 days
Apr 8, 11:08 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Titus5 days
Apr 8, 11:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVSmith5 hr
Apr 9, 12:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVPanola3 hr
Apr 9, 6:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVCass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola and 2 more4 hr
Apr 9, 10:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVPanola5 hr
Apr 9, 10:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSHVCass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola and 2 more4 hr
Apr 9, 11:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith51 min
Apr 9, 11:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVNacogdoches, Rusk3 days
Apr 9, 12:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Rusk8 days
Apr 9, 12:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVCherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith4 days
Apr 9, 12:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk9 days
Apr 9, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee37 min
Apr 9, 2:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSHVCherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk and 2 more3 hr
Apr 9, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRusk31 min
Apr 9, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby33 min
Apr 9, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby49 min
Apr 9, 3:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVCherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk and 2 more5 hr
Apr 9, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine, Shelby23 min
Apr 9, 3:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVHarrison, Panola10 hr
Apr 9, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison, Panola, Shelby38 min
Apr 9, 4:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby9 hr
Apr 8, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaddo49 min
Apr 8, 10:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVClaiborne, Lincoln, Union13 hr
Apr 8, 10:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVLincoln, Ouachita, Union6 days
Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVWebster22 days
Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Webster11 days
Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster12 days
Apr 8, 10:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Webster5 hr
Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBienville, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita5 hr
Apr 9, 7:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, Webster3 hr
Apr 9, 7:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVDe Soto, Red River40 min
Apr 9, 8:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBienville, Lincoln42 min
Apr 9, 9:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLincoln, Ouachita, Union38 min
Apr 9, 10:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto3 hr
Apr 9, 11:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto13 days
Apr 9, 11:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion32 min
Apr 9, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBienville, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine40 min
Apr 9, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Winn42 min
Apr 9, 5:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBienville, Caldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita and 1 more5 hr
Apr 9, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union, Winn38 min
Apr 9, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaldwell, Winn42 min
Apr 9, 6:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVCaddo5 days
Apr 9, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Ouachita, Winn43 min
Apr 9, 6:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBienville, Caldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Red River and 1 more3 hr
Apr 8, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Howard, Little River48 min
Apr 8, 10:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVAshley, Union38 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.