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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 23, 20264 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2026, 5:03 AM CDT for 4 parishes in 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
Jun 23, 2026, 5:03 AM CDT (10:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2026, 7:54 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 2026-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3505 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2026-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
3505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1228 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
6.0

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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 Jun 23, 1:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Issued at 1234 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
  • A stationary front will allow for continued rounds of thunderstorms overnight, early Tuesday and potentially lingering with daytime heating over the same areas.
  • The Flood Watch is in effect for the overnight hours and for Tuesday for much of the ArkLaTex north of I-20 until 3 PM.
  • Temperatures will climb into the mid 90s by late week into the weekend possibly prompting Heat Advisory headlines each day.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 1:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
124 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, HYDROLOGY, SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1234 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026

 - A stationary front will allow for continued rounds of
   thunderstorms overnight, early Tuesday and potentially
   lingering with daytime heating over the same areas.

 - The Flood Watch is in effect for the overnight hours and for
   Tuesday for much of the ArkLaTex north of I-20 until 3 PM.

 - Temperatures will climb into the mid 90s by late week into the
   weekend possibly prompting Heat Advisory headlines each day.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1229 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Northeast winds across Oklahoma and Arkansas have pinned a now
stationary frontal boundary along the Red River of Oklahoma and
Texas, and then extending eastward right along the Arkansas and
Louisiana state line. We have seen a continued train of showers
and thunderstorms, some heavy briefly with confirmed 1 to 2 inch
amounts of additional rainfall this evening and more to come
overnight. So keep a NOAA WX Radio on duty overnight for any
Warnings. The previously issued Flood Watch has been extended for
a few northern most counties including McCurtain, Sevier and
Howard. In addition, as the front will be lifting back northward
on Tuesday, and we have cleared the southern row of counties and
parishes from the Watch.

This new Flood Watch area has also been extended in time until
Tuesday mid afternoon. We continue with high chance to likely PoPs
for the watch area with more heavy downpours expected, due to
slow and persistent light NW flow aloft. Our evening balloon
sounding continues to show high water content with our PWAT over
2 inches. The WPC continues their Slight Risk for excessive
rainfall overnight, then dipping down into NE TX for Tuesday
before slowly lifting out the Marginal Risk out of our area late
week. Also of note, our surface CAPE remain in the 3-4k J/kg
range with our DCAPE over 1000 J/Kg with a Marginal severe threat
from damaging winds. The SPC concurs with a Marginal Risk
overnight north of I-20 in NE TX into SE OK and S AR and along
and south of I-20 in LA. The day 2 indicates this risk will be
shifting northward by around daybreak.

Heating will allow additional convection to fire along the remaining
cool pool area and lingering outflow boundaries. Otherwise, it
will coolest, but still quite warm under the rain clouds across
our north, while areas south of I-20 will be bordering on hot
again with lower 90s and Heat index values right around the 105
degrees threshold. One thing is for sure, when this front lifts
back northward in the afternoon as the upper ridge over New
Mexico soars to 597dam by late tomorrow, we will be seeing those
hotter temps areawide with likely Heat Advisory headlines going
forward into the weekend and early next week. The model forecast
temperatures will see widespread mid to upper 90s and until we dry
out again, a Excessive Heat Warning may be required for the most
humid areas. /24/

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 109 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Scattered convection continues to develop early this morning along a
weak sfc bndry leftover from Monday morning's convection, which
extends along the I-30 corridor of NE TX to along the AR/LA border
to near RSN/MLU as of 06Z. VFR conditions will persist for at least
a few more hours to the N and S side of the bndry away from the
convection, although low MVFR/IFR cigs, reduced vsbys, and locally
gusty winds will be possible in and near the convection at TXK/ELD
and MLU overnight. Low MVFR cigs are expected to develop farther S
of the bndry after 08-09Z and spread N across E TX/N LA, affecting
the E TX and SHV terminals prior to daybreak, and lingering through
mid to late morning before lifting. The convection along the
aforementioned bndry should persist through much of the morning as
well, but may diminish from E to W by midday into the afternoon,
ending at TXK by early afternoon, while remaining N of TYR/GGG. VFR
conditions should return by afternoon for the SW AR/MLU terminals,
and remain so areawide through the remainder of the 06Z TAF period.
Isolated to scattered convection may redevelop though by late
afternoon or early evening though along the residual bndry across
portions of NE TX/extreme SW AR/N LA, but low confidence precludes
VCTS mention for the affected terminals attm. Light S or Lt/Vrb
winds overnight (except in/near the convection) will become SSW 5-
10kts by late morning/early afternoon. /15/

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 1229 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Soils remain saturated in many of our counties and parishes allowing
for quick runoff from these slow moving thunderstorm clusters. A
weak cool front has become stationary along the Red River of Oklahoma
and Texas, and extending eastward along the Arkansas and
Louisiana state line. The previously issued Flood Watch has been
altered to include less area south of I-20, but a few more
counties north of I-30 and until the mid afternoon hours of
Tuesday. Please continue to monitor for Flood Warnings in and near
the Flood Watch. Creeks and streams will remain active and some
additional river flooding may unfold. Please report flooding to
local officials and law enforcement. /24/

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Issued at 1229 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Spotter activation may be needed through tonight and well into
Tuesday, due to a flash flood risk along a stationary frontal
boundary across the northern half of our Four-State area. /24/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  92  77  92  76 /  20  20  10  10
MLU  90  75  91  75 /  20  20  30  10
DEQ  85  71  88  72 /  40  40  40  10
TXK  89  74  91  75 /  50  40  30  10
ELD  86  72  88  72 /  40  50  50  10
TYR  93  77  94  74 /  10  20   0   0
GGG  93  76  93  74 /  10  20  10   0
LFK  95  76  95  73 /  10   0   0   0

&&

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

LA...Flood Watch through this afternoon for LAZ001>006-010>014-019-
     021.

OK...Flood Watch through this afternoon for OKZ077.

TX...Flood Watch through this afternoon for TXZ096-097-108>112-
     124>126-138.

&&

DISCUSSION...24
AVIATION...26

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
349 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0330 AM     Flash Flood      1 SSW Vienna            32.59N 92.66W
06/23/2026                   Lincoln            LA   Law Enforcement

            LA 146 near Highway 167 in Vienna was closed
            due to flooding.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
359 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0200 AM     Flash Flood      1 NNE Homer             32.80N 93.06W
06/23/2026                   Claiborne          LA   Law Enforcement

            Significant flooding in the city of Homer.
            Highway 79/Main Street was covered in high,
            swift moving water. A female and her child
            was rescued from a stalled vehicle in water
            at least 2 feet deep in the Brookshires
            parking lot.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 4:13 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
413 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

TXZ097-112-231000-
Cass TX-Bowie TX-
413 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL BOWIE AND
NORTHWESTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

At 413 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Naples, or 17 miles south of New Boston, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Douglassville, Marietta and Bryans Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3323 9465 3334 9453 3326 9429 3306 9442
      3322 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 298DEG 10KT 3323 9453

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 4:14 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
414 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

LAZ001>003-010>012-018-231000-
Bienville LA-Webster LA-Bossier LA-De Soto LA-Red River LA-
Natchitoches LA-Caddo LA-
414 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL
NATCHITOCHES...CADDO...SOUTHERN BOSSIER...CENTRAL DE SOTO...RED
RIVER...BIENVILLE AND SOUTHERN WEBSTER PARISHES UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

At 414 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Mooringsport to 9 miles east of
Ringgold, or extending from 15 miles northwest of Shreveport to 19
miles southeast of Minden, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
  Shreveport, Bossier City, Mansfield, Haughton, Greenwood,
  Blanchard, Coushatta, Stonewall, Ringgold, Sibley, Gibsland,
  Doyline, Mooringsport, Dubberly, Heflin, Eastwood, Fosters, Martin,
  Goldonna and South Mansfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3275 9404 3257 9356 3253 9294 3215 9292
      3215 9294 3214 9293 3211 9293 3211 9292
      3197 9291 3195 9350 3208 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 339DEG 27KT 3262 9399 3234 9361 3237 9313

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:01 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
501 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

TXZ097-112-231030-
Cass TX-Bowie TX-
501 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL BOWIE AND NORTHERN
CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM CDT...

At 501 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Maud, or 14 miles northwest of Atlanta, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
  Maud, Douglassville, Red Hill and Bryans Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3322 9454 3336 9440 3320 9414 3304 9432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1001Z 310DEG 14KT 3322 9438

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:03 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
503 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

LAZ010>012-017>019-231030-
Bienville LA-Red River LA-De Soto LA-Natchitoches LA-Winn LA-
Sabine LA-
503 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN
NATCHITOCHES...SOUTHEASTERN DE SOTO...RED RIVER...NORTH CENTRAL
SABINE...SOUTHWESTERN BIENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN WINN PARISHES UNTIL
530 AM CDT...

At 503 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 18 miles north of Campti to 6 miles east
of Mansfield, or extending from 21 miles west of Jonesboro to 6 miles
east of Mansfield, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
  Coushatta, Campti, Martin, Goldonna, Hall Summit, Saline, Lucky,
  Ashland, Castor, Edgefield, Powhatan, Armistead, Hanna, Womack,
  Lake End, Crichton, Evelyn, Loggy Bayou, Grand Bayou and Rambin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3219 9368 3223 9337 3232 9304 3198 9284
      3187 9324 3182 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 341DEG 20KT 3216 9306 3208 9331 3203 9361

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River32 min
Jun 23, 12:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River27 min
Jun 23, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River42 min
Jun 23, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River49 min
Jun 23, 2:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass51 min
Jun 23, 2:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVRed River2 hr
Jun 23, 3:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass32 min
Jun 23, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass33 min
Jun 23, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass47 min
Jun 23, 4:28 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBowie, Cass, Marion7 hr
Jun 23, 5:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass29 min
Jun 23, 5:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass43 min
Jun 23, 5:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie28 min
Jun 23, 6:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie, Red River5 hr
Jun 23, 7:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River24 min
Jun 23, 7:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River42 min
Jun 23, 8:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie3 hr
Jun 23, 8:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVRed River3 hr
Jun 23, 8:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River56 min
Jun 23, 11:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBowie, Cass, Marion2 hr
Jun 23, 11:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBowie, Red River3 hr
Jun 23, 5:31 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBowie, Red River4 hr
Jun 23, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVRed River61 min
Jun 23, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur50 min
Jun 23, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus67 min
Jun 23, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVRed River47 min
Jun 22, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVClaiborne48 min
Jun 22, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion49 min
Jun 22, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion41 min
Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita39 min
Jun 22, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVClaiborne52 min
Jun 22, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion38 min
Jun 22, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion46 min
Jun 22, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita45 min
Jun 22, 10:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVWebster9 days
Jun 22, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita55 min
Jun 22, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLincoln, Ouachita, Union57 min
Jun 22, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLincoln47 min
Jun 23, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLincoln, Ouachita36 min
Jun 23, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVJackson29 min
Jun 23, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLincoln29 min
Jun 23, 1:08 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union3 hr
Jun 23, 1:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita43 min
Jun 23, 2:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBossier40 min
Jun 23, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBossier47 min
Jun 23, 3:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBossier, Webster49 min
Jun 23, 4:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBienville, Caddo, De Soto, Red River46 min
Jun 23, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Red River, Webster25 min
Jun 23, 4:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Webster4 hr
Jun 23, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River27 min
Jun 23, 7:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River66 min
Jun 22, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion32 min
Jun 23, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette, Miller28 min
Jun 23, 1:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette28 min
Jun 23, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia30 min
Jun 23, 6:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMiller33 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.