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Flash Flood — Bossier, LA

Sep 24, 2025

A cool front entered the region during the early afternoon hours of September 24th, ahead of an approaching upper trough that traversed the Southern Plains. Strong heating ahead of the front and attendant trough contributed to increased instability, with large scale forcing from these surface and upper level features contributing to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms containing heavy rainfall across portions of extreme Eastern Texas and portions of Northwest Louisiana. Damaging winds and l

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1291053). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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