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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Shreveport, LA

August 1, 2025Gregg County, Rusk County, Upshur County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 1, 2025, 7:17 PM CDT for Gregg County, Rusk County, Upshur County, Texas. 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: Aug 1, 2025, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2025, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Gregg County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 234 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 977 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 61 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 Aug 1, 6:48 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 6:48 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
203 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

LAZ013-019-011945-
Winn LA-Jackson LA-
203 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTH
CENTRAL WINN PARISHES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 203 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Jonesboro, and is stationary.

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...
  Chatham.

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 3211 9270 3236 9267 3237 9237 3211 9242
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z ODEG 0KT 3223 9260

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

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

LAZ013-014-019-021-012030-
Winn LA-Ouachita LA-Jackson LA-Caldwell LA-
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OUACHITA...SOUTHERN
JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL AND NORTHEASTERN WINN PARISHES UNTIL
330 PM CDT...

At 248 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Swartz to 8 miles south of
Jonesboro, moving south at 10 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...
  Monroe, Claiborne, West Monroe, Winnfield, Jonesboro,
  Brownsville-Bawcomville, Brownsville-Bawcom, Swartz, Richwood,
  Chatham, Dodson, Calvin, Eros, Sikes, Vixen, Luna, Lapine,
  Caderville, Fondale and Bosco.

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 3216 9282 3219 9280 3266 9194 3266 9191
      3261 9193 3252 9190 3249 9193 3245 9194
      3240 9199 3228 9203 3228 9199 3226 9200
      3225 9199 3223 9201 3223 9200 3185 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 4DEG 8KT 3255 9194 3240 9220 3212 9269

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

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:24 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:40 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:55 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Rusk, Smith	51 min
Aug 1, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Red River	44 min
Aug 1, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Red River	45 min
Aug 1, 9:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina	3 hr
Aug 2, 6:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine	2 hr
Aug 2, 7:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina	3 hr
Aug 2, 10:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina	117 min
Aug 2, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Grant, LaSalle	52 min
Aug 1, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sevier	46 min
Aug 2, 12:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Little River	3 hr

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.