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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Shreveport, LA
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.
- 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
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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Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk | 50 hr |
| May 2, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Shelby | 16 min |
| May 2, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Angelina | 58 min |
| May 2, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Shelby | 29 min |
| May 2, 1:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | San Augustine | 28 min |
| May 2, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | San Augustine | 24 min |
| May 2, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Sabine, San Augustine | 49 min |
| May 2, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Shelby | 37 min |
| May 2, 3:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 5 hr |
| May 2, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches | 33 min |
| May 2, 5:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches | 3 hr |
| May 1, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Webster | 56 min |
| May 1, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Claiborne, Webster | 60 min |
| May 2, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster | 58 hr |
| May 2, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 27 min |
| May 2, 11:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 66 min |
| May 2, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine | 34 min |
| May 2, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville | 34 min |
| May 2, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita | 43 min |
| May 2, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Ouachita | 38 min |
| May 2, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Winn | 40 min |
| May 2, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Ouachita | 37 min |
| May 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Ouachita, Union | 6 hr |
| May 2, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine | 36 min |
| May 2, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita | 23 min |
| May 2, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Winn | 34 min |
| May 2, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson | 24 min |
| May 2, 2:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Natchitoches | 52 min |
| May 2, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | De Soto | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Red River, Winn | 64 min |
| May 2, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell | 55 min |
| May 2, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine | 60 min |
| May 2, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caddo | 47 min |
| May 2, 3:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn | 5 hr |
| May 2, 3:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Winn | 5 hr |
| May 2, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, De Soto, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River and 2 more | 48 min |
| May 2, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 38 min |
| May 2, 3:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto | 3 hr |
| May 2, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, Webster | 39 min |
| May 2, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Union | 32 min |
| May 2, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | LaSalle | 34 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.