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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 30, 20255 counties in Texas; Miller County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2025, 4:05 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas; Miller County, Arkansas. 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
Apr 30, 2025, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Miller County, AR, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Morris County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 12:00Z on 2025-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 413 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 12:00Z on 2025-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 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
413 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
795 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.6

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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 30, 2:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 2:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
224 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday Night)
Issued at 157 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

For the rest of this afternoon: All eyes in the office remain
hyperfocused on the line of thunderstorms approaching from the
west and currently moving through east Texas and far southwest
Arkansas. As such, Tornado Watch 197 and 198 remain in effect for
portions of the area through later this afternoon and into the
early evening hours. Short range guidance suggests that this
activity will slowly meander through our region well into the
overnight hours, although there is some uncertainty on how severe
it will remain the later it gets.

Main additional piece of information is that the Flood Watch has
been extended southward to the I-20 corridor through late Thursday
morning. Please see our social media pages or website for the
latest on the watches. Latest guidance suggests that showers and
thunderstorms will be ongoing through Thursday morning, before
starting to clear the area to the southeast around noon. From
here, we wait to see if things can reignite during the afternoon
hours. Model guidance indicates that there could be some isolated
storms develop across portions of the area that could become
strong to severe. There is some decent instability across our
region, but the forcing is weak, and we are going to have to
compete with a cap over the area. So this could limit our storm
production during Thursday afternoon.

Things could get interesting once again Thursday night into Friday
morning as models are showing another MCS moving through southern
Oklahoma and possibly into northeast Texas. There does remain some
uncertainty with how far into our area this MCS could get, maybe
just touching our northern zones. Nonetheless, with the rainfall
received, and more coming, this could bring some additional
flooding concern to our northern zones, with the entire area at
least in a Marginal Risk for excessive rainfall for Thursday into
Thursday night. /33/

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 157 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

Wish I could say that Thursday would be the end of our showers and
thunderstorms, but that just is not the case. A cold front will
gradually push through the area on Friday, bringing additional
showers and thunderstorms to the area. While severe weather seems
to be limited right now for Friday, there is still a chance for a
strong thunderstorm or two. Flooding will also be a concern on
Friday, depending on how much rain we get today and Thursday.
Showers linger into Friday night before exiting the area by
Saturday morning with some drier conditions to follow as some weak
ridging builds into the area.

One thing to note about next week, should the long-range models
verify, it looks like an Omega Blocking pattern could set up by
the middle of next week, according to the GFS anyways. Guess it
can't really be considered a blocking pattern yet because it does
not look to stick around very long. For reference, I think I would
be ok with this pattern not setting up as this would bring warmer
temperatures and no rain for our region depending on where it
would set up if it should set up. Anywho, the bottom line is that
the long-term might start off with some rain before drying up for
much of the rest of it. /33/

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1214 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

Any remaining MVFR terminals will quickly become low VFR over the
next hour outside of convection. Speaking of convection, still
watching a broken line of strong storms approaching the I-30
Corridor early this afternoon. Tried to distance speed this line
of convection from northwest to southeast impacting all our
terminal locations through the remainder of the day and through
the evening and overnight hours. Uncertain as to storm coverage on
Thursday but did mention at least VCSH or VCTS by late morning
near but especially south of our I-20 terminal locations on Thu.

13

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Issued at 1247 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

Spotter activation is expected later today.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  69  87  68  83 /  70  30  10  70
MLU  69  84  66  84 /  40  60  20  60
DEQ  62  83  62  75 /  90  10  20  80
TXK  65  84  65  78 /  90  20  20  80
ELD  64  83  63  80 /  80  50  20  70
TYR  67  85  67  80 /  70  10  10  80
GGG  67  86  66  81 /  70  20  10  80
LFK  68  87  68  84 /  60  40  10  70

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for ARZ050-051-059>061-
     070>072.

LA...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for LAZ001>003.

OK...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for OKZ077.

TX...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for TXZ096-097-108>112-
     124>126-136>138.

&&

SHORT TERM...33
LONG TERM....33
AVIATION...13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
209 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

TXZ110>112-124>126-136>138-302015-
Morris TX-Marion TX-Camp TX-Wood TX-Upshur TX-Gregg TX-Cass TX-
Harrison TX-Smith TX-
209 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GREGG...
NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...NORTHWESTERN MARION...SOUTHERN MORRIS...
SMITH...UPSHUR...SOUTHERN WOOD...SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND CAMP COUNTIES
UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

At 209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Pittsburg to 28 miles southwest of
Golden, or extending from near Pittsburg to 29 miles southwest of
Mineola, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Tyler, Longview, Whitehouse, White Oak, Gladewater, Gilmer,
  Mineola, Pittsburg, Leesburg, Lindale, Hughes Springs, Lone Star,
  Big Sandy, Hawkins, Ore City, Clarksville City, East Mountain,
  Rosewood, West Mountain and Liberty City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3271 9543 3305 9508 3307 9495 3298 9482
      3300 9482 3299 9442 3226 9508 3215 9548
      3220 9546 3224 9549 3225 9547 3230 9545
      3235 9545 3248 9559 3265 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 322DEG 21KT 3303 9500 3263 9535 3245 9592

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

23
Local storm report, Apr 30, 2:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
240 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 S Lockesburg          33.95N 94.17W
04/30/2025                   Sevier             AR   County Official

            911 Dispatch reported multiple trees down
            south of Lockesburg, AR.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie80 min
Apr 30, 10:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg3 days
Apr 30, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVSmith, Wood18 days
Apr 30, 10:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Titus48 hr
Apr 30, 10:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus49 hr
Apr 30, 11:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVRed River53 min
Apr 30, 12:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVFranklin, Red River, Titus, Wood43 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie, Camp, Franklin, Morris, Titus43 min
Apr 30, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus66 min
Apr 30, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Smith, Upshur66 min
Apr 30, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 5 more55 min
Apr 30, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Morris60 min
Apr 30, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris and 5 more61 min
Apr 30, 3:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Marion, Smith, Upshur, Wood7 hr
Apr 30, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith62 min
Apr 30, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee, Harrison, Panola, Rusk59 min
Apr 30, 5:42 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVCass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola and 2 more8 hr
Apr 30, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee, Harrison, Panola, Rusk61 min
Apr 30, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster56 min
Apr 30, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion61 min
Apr 30, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBossier, Claiborne, Webster61 min
Apr 30, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVClaiborne, Union61 min
Apr 30, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSevier46 min
Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier64 min
Apr 30, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada61 min
Apr 30, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion45 min

Nearby

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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.