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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 2, 2025Bossier Parish, Webster Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2025, 4:33 PM CDT for Bossier Parish, Webster 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
May 2, 2025, 4:33 PM CDT (21:33 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bossier Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 2025-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 541 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 2025-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
541 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-225 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 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 May 2, 1:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 1:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
146 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

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

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Sunday)
Issued at 116 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

There is light at the end of the tunnel so to speak...at least for
the weekend...once we get rid of our current strong to severe
convection that should begin to lose its punch by late evening
into the overnight hours.

The players in this current severe weather episode includes a
nearly stalled frontal boundary just north of the I-20 Corridor, a
residual outflow boundary south of the corridor and a combination
of upper forcing from a lead longwave trough across the Southern
Plains and a disturbance embedded in WSW flow aloft across the
Lower Miss Valley. The above mentioned longwave trough will
ultimately be the kicker to push all this convection to our south
and east late tonight but until then, we will be contending with a
heavy rainfall threat, especially along and southeast of the I-30
Corridor while the severe weather threat is mainly near and to
the south of the I-20 Corridor through the middle to late evening
hours tonight with large hail and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts
the main threats. Did hang on to slight chance and small chance
pops through the mid morning hours on Saturday for our south and
southeast half only until we can get the cold front completely
through these Deep East Texas Counties and parishes across
Northeast Louisiana.

The above mentioned longwave trough will become cutoff across the
Ohio Valley with ridging across the Intermountain West. This will
allow for northwest flow across the Upper and Middle Red River
Valley which for now will result in drier dewpoints, and somewhat
milder temperatures for both Saturday and Sunday. Should see low
temperatures Saturday Night in the middle to upper 40s across our
northern most zones which will be a pleasant change from low
temperatures in the 60s these same areas experienced this morning.

13

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday Night through next Thursday)
Issued at 116 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

As we move into the the start of the upcoming workweek, we have a
massive Omega Blocking pattern across the Lower 48 with our cutoff
trough remaining anchored across the Ohio Valley, another cutoff
low across the Four Corners Region of the Country with upper
ridging between these two features. Normally this type of pattern
is stubborn and hangs on a while with pleasant weather usually
across our region given the positioning of our region near or
under the ridge but that will not be the case as we move into Tue
and Wed of this week. Medium Range progs want to keep this pattern
progressive and thus, puts us under the influence of the Four
Corners Region trough as early as Tuesday of next week. Deep
southwest flow aloft will precede the arrival of this trough
across the Southern Plains and Lower Miss Valley and that will
result in at the very least, another heavy rainfall event for the
Middle Red River Valley of Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas,
Northeast Texas and Northern Louisiana. The severe weather threat
is a little less certain this far out but we will continue to
monitor as the upper level pattern becomes a little more clearer
beyond this weekend. Did hold onto chance to likely pops on Wed
and just chance pops on Thu before we try to dry out somewhat by
the end of the upcoming work week.

13

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1219 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

For the 02/18z TAF update...Radar imagery is showing an increase
in showers and thunderstorms across the area this afternoon. As
such, I have at least mention of VCTS for all terminals in the
prevailing with some SHRA and TSRA during the TAF period. With the
increase in shower activity, we have seen widespread VFR to MVFR
conditions this morning, a pattern that will continue into the
rest of the afternoon. We could see some lower CIGs this during
the overnight hours that could bring some IFR conditions at times,
however, this won't be widespread. Showers and thunderstorms
should come to an end by the end of this TAF period. /33/

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Issued at 315 AM CDT Fri May 2 2025

Spotter activation will likely be needed by this afternoon through
this evening for the threat of severe thunderstorms.

/19/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  62  78  54  78 /  80  10   0   0
MLU  64  79  54  77 /  80  20   0   0
DEQ  51  74  47  76 /  40   0   0   0
TXK  56  76  51  77 /  60   0   0   0
ELD  58  76  49  76 /  80   0   0   0
TYR  57  76  52  77 /  70   0   0   0
GGG  57  76  51  77 /  80   0   0   0
LFK  62  78  53  79 /  80  20   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk50 hr
May 2, 11:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVShelby16 min
May 2, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina58 min
May 2, 12:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVShelby29 min
May 2, 1:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine28 min
May 2, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine24 min
May 2, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Sabine, San Augustine49 min
May 2, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby49 min
May 2, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVShelby37 min
May 2, 3:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVNacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby5 hr
May 2, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches33 min
May 2, 5:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches3 hr
May 1, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Webster56 min
May 1, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVClaiborne, Webster60 min
May 2, 10:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster58 hr
May 2, 11:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion27 min
May 2, 11:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLincoln, Ouachita, Union66 min
May 2, 11:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSabine34 min
May 2, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBienville34 min
May 2, 12:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita43 min
May 2, 1:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVOuachita38 min
May 2, 1:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVWinn40 min
May 2, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVOuachita37 min
May 2, 1:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVOuachita, Union6 hr
May 2, 1:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSabine36 min
May 2, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita23 min
May 2, 1:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVWinn34 min
May 2, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVJackson24 min
May 2, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNatchitoches52 min
May 2, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVDe Soto49 min
May 2, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNatchitoches, Red River, Winn64 min
May 2, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaldwell55 min
May 2, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine60 min
May 2, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaddo47 min
May 2, 3:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVCaldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn5 hr
May 2, 3:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVNatchitoches, Winn5 hr
May 2, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, De Soto, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River and 2 more48 min
May 2, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo38 min
May 2, 3:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto3 hr
May 2, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, Webster39 min
May 2, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Union32 min
May 2, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLaSalle34 min

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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.