A deep upper level trough became cut off from the westerlies across the Inter-Mountain West. This trough helped to bring up Gulf of Mexico moisture as well as Eastern Pacific moisture into the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
A deep upper level trough became cut off from the westerlies across the Inter-Mountain West. This trough helped to bring up Gulf of Mexico moisture as well as Eastern Pacific moisture into the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. The heavy rain threat was aided by moisture streaming northward from Hurricane Sandra which was just off the western Mexican coast at this time. Rainfall became quite heavy on the 27th and 28th of the month with two day rainfall totals in excess of 4 to 8 inches across portions of Northeast Texas. The result was widespread flooding across a few counties.
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 Nov 27, 5:27 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
527 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
.AVIATION...
A STG COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT WIND SHIFT TO NW NEAR 10 KTS AT KTYR
AND KGGG...AND WILL REACH KTXK...KSHV...AND KLFK BY AROUND 28/03Z.
RAINFALL AND IFR CIGS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE WIDESPREAD WITH
FROPA...WITH MVFR TO LOW VFR CIGS AND PATCHY LGT RAIN...PRIOR TO
FROPA. FROPA NOT TO REACH KELD AND KMLU UNTIL AFTER 28/06Z. VSBYS
MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 TO 4 SM IN WIDESPREAD RAIN. POSTFRONTAL WINDS
VRBL NW TO NE...AND WILL REDUCE TO AROUND 5 KTS BY SATURDAY./VII/.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 141 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015/
DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT AS OF 20Z THIS BLACK FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXTENDED FROM NEAR
DEQ THROUGH GGG AND JSO LINE. THIS FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO
NW LA AND SRN AR BEFORE FINALLY BECOMING STATIONARY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND ACROSS S CENTRAL AR...NW LA...AND DEEP E TX.
UPPER LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER SRN NV TO SLOWLY EJECT E THROUGH
THE CENTRAL U.S. THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
CURRENTLY...THE FORECAST AREA IS REALLY RECEIVING THREE SOURCES OF
MOISTURE. AT THE SURFACE TO ABOUT 850 HPA...SE GULF OF MEXICO INFLOW
OF SOME 30 KNOTS CONTINUES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
SECOND...THE UPPER LOW IS STEERING A STRONG SUBTROPICAL JETSTREAM
INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. NOTE THIS SUBTROPICAL JET ORIGINATES
FROM W OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...A TYPICAL FEATURE OF EL NINO.
FINALLY...DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO ADVECT NE FROM EASTERN
PACIFIC HURRICANE SANDRA LOCATED OFF THE W CENTRAL MEXICO COAST.
WITH THE ABOVE SAID...WILL OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING NEAR SUNRISE. WE MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE WATCH
IN TIME AND ALSO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COUNTIES IN E TX...S AR...AND NW
LA ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
RAINY AND COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MUCH OF THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER AS THE ABOVEMENTIONED PERSISTENT
SUBTROPICAL JET PROVIDES IMPULSES OF ENERGY AND LIFT.
UNFORTUNATELY...YET ANOTHER STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP AND DEEPEN ACROSS THE DESERT SW NEXT WEEKEND WITH ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL QUITE POSSIBLE. /VIII./
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 61 63 54 58 / 60 60 90 80
MLU 63 73 61 69 / 30 30 40 60
DEQ 48 51 47 50 / 100 100 100 80
TXK 53 55 49 52 / 90 90 100 80
ELD 62 67 55 58 / 60 70 90 80
TYR 46 49 46 50 / 90 80 90 80
GGG 49 54 49 53 / 80 80 90 80
LFK 61 65 54 60 / 50 50 50 60
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ARZ050-051-
059>061-070-071.
LA...NONE.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR OKZ077.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR TXZ096-097-
108>112-124>126-136-137.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1146 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 ARZ050-051-059>061-070-071-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136- 137-281800- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD- UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG- 1146 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING... EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR. THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ALLOW A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SOME LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 30 COULD EXPERIENCE RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT INCHES. IN ADDITION TO POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING...MAJOR RIVER FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE RED RIVER AT AND NEAR PECAN POINT. ALSO MAJOR RIVER FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ON THE SULPHUR RIVER OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED DUE TO FLOODING TONIGHT AND ALSO DURING THIS WEEKEND. ARZ072-073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ138-149>153-165>167- 281800- COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO- RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-WINN- GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES- SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE- 1146 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA TODAY. GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION RAIN EVENT...WITH TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL LIKELY...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING MAY BECOME A CONCERN DURING THIS WEEKEND. RIVER AND BAYOU FLOODING WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT DURING THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. ALSO A MAJOR RISE WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM ON THE RED RIVER THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. VIII.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
336 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD IDABEL 33.90N 94.82W
11/27/2015 MCCURTAIN OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS FLOODED
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1500742
MMAYEAUXPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
438 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM FLASH FLOOD IDABEL 33.90N 94.82W
11/27/2015 MCCURTAIN OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS FLOODED
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
EVENT NUMBER SHV1500742
10PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
547 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 N BROKEN BOW 34.17N 94.74W
11/27/2015 MCCURTAIN OK 911 CALL CENTER
TRUCK WAS WASHED OFF OF A LOW WATER BRIDGE CROSSING.
DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE AND GET TO HIGH GROUND.
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1500743
10The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 183 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:16 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A truck was was stranded in high water on CR. 2149 near the Bagwell, Texas community.
Intersection of FM 909 and FM1487 was closed south southwest of Clarksville, Texas.
FM 1487 south of Clarksville, Texas was flooded and closed.
FM 3390 southeast of Clarksville, Texas was flooded and closed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 2015
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: 603187, 603191, 603196, 603197.