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Flash Flood — Ouachita, LA

Apr 27, 2011

A very volatile atmosphere developed during the late afternoon...evening and overnight hours of April 26th across the Four State Region. An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Hill Country into Northeast Texas during the afternoon. Meanwhile, a warm front had moved northward from central Louisiana and was oriented west to east near the Arkansas/Louisiana state line. A dry line had moved just east of the I-35 corridor of North Central Texas and a strong cold front trailed the dry line. Very

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 293821). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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