Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed throughout the morning and afternoon hours on June 4th, ahead of a slow moving upper level storm system that drifted east across the Red River Valley of Southern Oklahoma and North Texas. These storms were slow moving, and given the moderate instability and very moist atmosphere in place, they produced locally heavy rainfall as the moved repeatedly…
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed throughout the morning and afternoon hours on June 4th, ahead of a slow moving upper level storm system that drifted east across the Red River Valley of Southern Oklahoma and North Texas. These storms were slow moving, and given the moderate instability and very moist atmosphere in place, they produced locally heavy rainfall as the moved repeatedly over the same areas across portions of Northeast Texas. As a result, instances of flash flooding were observed across Eastern Red River, Western Bowie, and portions of Northern Smith counties where rainfall amounts of three to in excess of five inches fell over a period of two to four hours, over grounds which were nearing saturation due to earlier rainfall that fell during the previous couple of days.
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 Jun 4, 6:12 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Shreveport LA 712 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2017 .AVIATION... A mix of IFR/low MVFR cigs are expected to linger through much of this morning, with sct convection continuing to develop and spread NNE through much of the day. Believe that MVFR cigs may linger even through the afternoon, with VFR cigs returning to portions of E TX by mid-afternoon as the convection becomes more isolated/widely scattered. Have prevailed VCSH this morning across most terminals, with tempo -SHRA mention with vsbys restrictions possible in the heavier downpours. Have also prevailed VCTS across most terminals for the afternoon as well, before coverage looks to diminish by mid and late afternoon over E TX. TAF amendments will be required throughout the day to better define thunder/cig/vsby restrictions with the convection, before the convection diminishes by mid to late evening. A combo of VFR/MVFR cigs look to prevail this evening across the region, with patchy FG and IFR/low MVFR cigs developing late. S winds 4-7kts today will become light S after 00Z. /15/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 501 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2017/ DISCUSSION... Convection has generally been waning both in overall coverage and intensity through much of this morning, but this is only temporary as daytime heating will help to reinvigorate the atmosphere later today. Our synoptic setup remains nearly unchanged with the base of a broad upper level trough still perched just off to our west. Weak impulses will continue rounding the base of the trough today and provide additional lift across our region where ample deep layer moisture is in place. In fact, PW values are averaging near 2 inches today with moisture-rich S/SW flow throughout the column. With that in mind, have gone with 70 pops areawide this afternoon as the atmosphere destabilizes and convection increases with the trough tapping into more tropical moisture streaming northward from the Gulf. Temperatures will struggle to reach the lower 80s for highs due to the lack of sunshine as overcast conditions are expected to persist throughout the day. As the upper trough shifts overhead later tonight through Monday, will maintain pops in the high chance/likely categories through the day on Monday before we see a gradual decrease in rain chances. By Monday night, a cold front will begin to work its way southward into the region reinforced by a strong upper trough diving out of Canada south into the eastern Great Lakes and across much of the eastern U.S. As this occurs, the southern flank of the upper level trough which has plagued our region for several days will finally be nudged southward into the northern Gulf of Mexico with cooler and drier air filtering into our region behind the advancing cold front. This air mass will settle in for a few days with dry and very pleasant weather expected on Wednesday and Thursday before a warming trend begins to take shape heading into next weekend as an upper level ridge builds from the Rockies across the mid-section of the country. Southerly winds will return on Friday and prevail through next weekend with more summerlike conditions expected as high temperatures creep into the lower 90s for most if not all of the region. Overnight temperatures will also push back into the lower 70s after a few cool mornings in the lower to mid 60s which will follow the aforementioned cold front earlier in the week. /19/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 82 70 85 70 / 70 50 60 40 MLU 82 70 84 70 / 70 50 60 50 DEQ 82 68 84 67 / 70 50 60 20 TXK 82 69 84 68 / 70 50 60 20 ELD 81 69 84 68 / 70 50 60 40 TYR 82 70 84 69 / 70 50 60 30 GGG 82 70 84 69 / 70 50 60 30 LFK 83 71 85 71 / 70 50 60 30 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && 15
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 613 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2017 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-051115- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto- Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn- Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp- Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk- Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 613 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Thunderstorms will be increasing in coverage and intensity once again today as an upper level trough expands farther east across the region. In addition, a weak surface trough will continue to linger across the region and serve as a focus for the additional development of thunderstorms. Some of these stronger storms will be capable of producing periods of brief heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. However, no organized threat of severe weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... This unsettled weather pattern will continue through early next week as the upper level trough slowly shifts eastward across the region on Monday. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will remain likely through Monday as the upper trough orients itself directly across the Ark-La-Tex region. Additionally, a weak cold front will be shifting south into the region on Monday night through Tuesday with the threat of thunderstorms finally ending Tuesday night as the front shifts south toward the coast. Although stronger storms will still be possible, no organized threat of severe weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators and storm spotters will not be needed through tonight. 19
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:58 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Texarkana DPS reported over a foot of water covered Highway 82 just west of County Road 3319.
Main Street in the city of Annona was flooded.
Farm to Market Road 16 near County Road 4104 was flooded.
Farm to Market Road 14 at County Road 325 was flooded in the Red Springs community.
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