1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Sep 24, 11:10 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1210 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
.UPDATE...
OKAY...NEW ADVISORY IS OUT. RITA/S CENTER IS MOVING UP THE EAST
TEXAS STATE LINE. ZONES WILL BE UPDATED AND ISSUED NEXT.
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE
RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER...AND UNION AR.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: AND
MILLER.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE
SOTO...GRANT...JACKSON...LA
SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED
RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER...AND WINN.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BOSSIER...CADDO...DE
SOTO...GRANT...NATCHITOCHES...RED RIVER...AND SABINE LA.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BIENVILLE...LA SALLE...WEBSTER...AND WINN.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES:
CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...JACKSON...LINCOLN...OUACHITA...AND
UNION LA.
OK...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: AND MCCURTAIN.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ANGELINA...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...
GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...
RED RIVER...RUSK...SABINE TX...SAN AUGUSTINE...
SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BOWIE...FRANKLIN...MORRIS...RED RIVER...AND TITUS.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CAMP...CASS...SMITH...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES:
CHEROKEE...GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...PANOLA...RUSK...
SHELBY....ANGELINA...NACOGDOCHES...SABINE TX...AND
SAN AUGUSTINE.
&&
17HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1200 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-251100- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 1200 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST...AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... INLAND TROPICAL STORM RITA WILL SPREAD POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAIN AND STRONG WINDS UP TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ACROSS THE REGION AS SHE MOVES NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST TEXAS STATE LINE. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF RITA. HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY. ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS OVER 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER NORTH LOUISIANA...SOUTH ARKANSAS...AND EAST TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM SPOTTERS...WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 17
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
800 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM TROPICAL STORM MANY 31.57N 93.47W
09/24/2005 SABINE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGH OUT THE
COUNTY...SOME ON HOUSES AND ACROSS MANY ROADS AND A
RAILROAD TRACK NEAR FLORIEN
0740 AM TROPICAL STORM MANY 31.57N 93.47W
09/24/2005 SABINE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGH OUT THE
PARISH. MANY TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND ACROSS ROADS. SOME
TREES DOWN ACROSS A RAILROAD TRACK NEAR FLORIEN. WINDS
ASSOICATED WITH HURRICANE RITA.
0740 AM TROPICAL STORM NACOGDOCHES 31.61N 94.65W
09/24/2005 NACOGDOCHES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY. WINDS
ASSOICATED WITH HURRICANE RITA.
&&
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE RITAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
800 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 AM TROPICAL STORM MANY 31.57N 93.47W
09/24/2005 SABINE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGH OUT THE
PARISH. MANY TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND ACROSS ROADS. SOME
TREES DOWN ACROSS A RAILROAD TRACK NEAR FLORIEN. WINDS
ASSOICATED WITH HURRICANE RITA.
0740 AM TROPICAL STORM NACOGDOCHES 31.61N 94.65W
09/24/2005 NACOGDOCHES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY. WINDS
ASSOICATED WITH HURRICANE RITA.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
942 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0923 AM HURRICANE LUFKIN 31.33N 94.73W
09/24/2005 ANGELINA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
IN LUFKIN TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...SOME ON HOUSES.
SOME PEOPLE TRAPPED IN A HOUSE. ROOF OFF A CHURCH.
EXTENSIVE STRUCTURE DAMAGE IN OTHER AREAS. NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN OTHER PARTS OF
ANGELINA COUNTY.
0910 AM HURRICANE NACOGDOCHES 31.61N 94.65W
09/24/2005 NACOGDOCHES TX TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0905 AM HURRICANE SAN AUGUSTINE 31.53N 94.11W
09/24/2005 SAN AUGUSTINE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0905 AM HURRICANE HEMPHILL 31.34N 93.85W
09/24/2005 SABINE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.
0905 AM TROPICAL STORM MANY 31.57N 93.47W
09/24/2005 SABINE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
&&
KFALKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
952 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 AM TROPICAL STORM CENTER 31.79N 94.18W
09/24/2005 SHELBY TX PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
&&
03PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1053 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 AM TROPICAL STORM SHREVEPORT 32.47N 93.80W
09/24/2005 CADDO LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY.
1030 AM FLASH FLOOD CENTER 31.79N 94.18W
09/24/2005 SHELBY TX PUBLIC
FLOODING ALONG HWY 96 JUST SOUTH OF CENTER.
&&
03The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
8.46 inches of rainfall fell across Center, Texas as a result of Hurricane Rita. The excessive heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding through the city with numerous roads underwater.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5480948.