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Flash Flood — Red River, LA

Jun 3, 2024

A linear mesoscale convective system (MCS) advanced southeast into the Ark-La-Tex from Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on June 3rd. A pocket of strong instability was present ahead of the line, where MLCAPE values ranged from around 2500 to 3500 J/kg range and surface dew points were in the 70s. Instability along with strong large-scale ascent associated with a vorticity maxima and low-level convergence, provided support for the linear MCS for several hours as it moved southeastw

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1197407). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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