A strong upper level storm system across the southern plains and plentiful moisture throughout the atmosphere resulted in widespread heavy rainfall across portions of Southwest Arkansas ahead of a strong cold front. The event occurred during the late evening hours of January 13th and continued through the predawn hours of January 14th.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
A strong upper level storm system across the southern plains and plentiful moisture throughout the atmosphere resulted in widespread heavy rainfall across portions of Southwest Arkansas ahead of a strong cold front. The event occurred during the late evening hours of January 13th and continued through the predawn hours of January 14th.
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 Jan 13, 10:16 PM CST, 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1016 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED TEMPS SOMEWHAT...MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO FRONTAL POSITION NETS
CHANGES IN MINS TONIGHT AND MAXES TOMORROW...THERE YA GO.
CONSIDERED SPREADING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH A LITTLE EASTWARD...
BUT WILL HOLD OFF RIGHT NOW. RAINS COMING INTO ANGELINA COUNTY AND
TOLEDO BEND AREA WILL BE MONITORED...AND IF NECESSARY THE WATCH
WILL BE UPDATED LATER TONIGHT. BUT RIGHT NOW...WE WILL HOLD OFF AND
SEE. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO WX AND POP IN CENTRAL LA BASED ON RADAR
TRENDS.
EXPECTING RAIN TO RETURN TO W TX LATE TONIGHT...SPREAD BACK INTO
OUR HARD HIT AREAS SUNDAY. GFS AND NAM DISAGREE ON AMOUNT...WITH
GFS THE HEAVIEST. BUT NAM LINGERS THE PRECIP LONGER OVER THE I 20
CORRIDOR AGAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...STILL INDICATING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICING LOCALLY AT THAT TIME. BUT WITH THE WAY
CHANGES APPEAR RUN TO RUN...WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER DAY TO
BETTER PIN DOWN THIS POTENTIAL. 17
&&
.AVIATION...
STRONG AND NARROW COLD FRONT CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS A ELD AR TO
MINDEN TO STONEWALL LA TO NACOGDOCHES TX LINE. NORTHERN PORTION
FRONT HAS ACCELERATED EASTWARD...WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION NEAR
STATIONARY. PCPN EXCLUSIVELY ALONG AND POSTFRONTAL. VFR AND SOME
MVFR CIGS IN WARM SECTOR...MOSTLY IFR BUT STILL VARIABLE CIGS
POSTFRONTAL. ISOLTD LTG STRIKES DOTTED ACROSS ENTIRE PCPN AREA.
FRZG LINE AT SFC NOT MAKING MUCH EASTWARD PROGRESS...NEAR DFW...AND
WELL OUT OF MCCURTAIN CO OK. PROGS DO NOT BRING IN FRZG LINE INTO
FAR WEST PORTIONS OF AREA SUNDAY EVE. -ZR EXPECTED PCPN FORM BEHIND
FRZG LINE. EXPECT MORE WIDESPREAD IFR AS NIGHT PROGRESSES.
CONVERSELY...AREAS THAT REMAIN IN WARM SECTOR SUN AFTN MAY GO
MOSTLY VFR. POSSIBLE FRONTAL OSCILLATIONS OVERNIGHT AS UPPER
WAVES MOVE ALONG BOUNDARY. 07
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 52 57 37 40 / 80 90 100 70
MLU 64 72 48 48 / 50 50 100 70
DEQ 40 43 31 38 / 100 100 100 50
TXK 46 50 32 38 / 100 100 100 50
ELD 59 65 39 41 / 80 100 100 70
TYR 37 39 31 38 / 100 100 100 50
GGG 44 47 32 39 / 100 100 100 50
LFK 52 54 37 40 / 80 90 100 70
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE
RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...AND SEVIER.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE
RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...AND SEVIER.
LA...NONE.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
MCCURTAIN.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: AND MCCURTAIN.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...
HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...RED RIVER...RUSK...SMITH...
TITUS...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES:
BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...
HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...PANOLA...RED RIVER...RUSK...
SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
&&
17/07HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1200 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141100- 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 CST SAT JAN 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. OVER THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS THE RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER IN STREETS ...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE MAIN LOCATION OF THE HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS FROM NEAR PRESCOTT ARKANSAS TO MARSHALL AND ALTO TEXAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THERE MAY BE SOME BRIEF STRONG WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD CAUSE TREES TO FALL DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS...BUT DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF LEAVES ON MANY TREES THIS TIME OF SEASON...THIS CASE WILL BE MORE ISOLATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW HOWEVER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...GIVEN THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND ADVANCEMENT OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN STREETS...LOW LYING...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE WATER RUNOFF WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEND SOME STREAMS...CREEKS...RIVERS...AND BAYOUS OUT OF THERE BANKS. MUCH COLDER AIR OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE RAIN MAY BECOME FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS... SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION SEEING A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS FORECAST WILL LIKELY CHANGE AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER IN TIME SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM SPOTTERS...WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER BUT MAY HAVE FLOODING ISSUES TO BE CONCERNED WITH. 13
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
604 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 S LINDALE 32.48N 95.41W
01/13/2007 SMITH TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
CR 472 AT THE INTERSECTION OF CR 463 FLOODED IN THE WOOD
SPRINGS COMMUNITY
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSW LINDALE 32.47N 95.43W
01/13/2007 SMITH TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
13000 BLOCK OF CR 411 JUST SOUTH OF I-20 IS FLOODED
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD GILMER 32.73N 94.95W
01/13/2007 UPSHUR TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS ARE FLOODED COUNTYWIDE. ONE MOTORIST HAD TO
BE RESCUED FROM THE HIGH WATER.
0530 PM FLASH FLOOD TALCO 33.36N 95.10W
01/13/2007 TITUS TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL ROADS ARE FLOODED. TALCO FD REPORTS THAT OVER 7
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LAST NIGHT.
0540 PM FLASH FLOOD WINONA 32.49N 95.17W
01/13/2007 SMITH TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
CR 343 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CR 313 NEAR WINONA IS
FLOODED
&&
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
621 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM FLASH FLOOD QUITMAN 32.80N 95.44W
01/13/2007 WOOD TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN FLOODED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY,
INCLUDING CR 2375, 1563, 3880, 3056, 2688, AND 4575.
&&
15The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:01 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Locally heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of Davis Street in town. |A woman tried to cross a flooded stretch of road at the Wilton Landing when her pickup truck was submerged in high water. The woman was rescued just below U.S. 71 at Wilton Landing. She suffered no injuries.
Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in numerous road closures throughout the county. Some of these roads included CR 23, 352, 38, 51, 24, 25, 333, 41, 18 and 33. At the intersection of CR 248 and the I-30 overpass, the guardrail and embankment slid approximately 8 feet down an embankment.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2007
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: 8022, 8024.