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Flash Flood — Ouachita, LA

Apr 6, 2014

A deep upper level trough located across New Mexico and the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles slowly moved northeast towards the region on April 6th. Southwest flow dominated the region ahead of the upper level trough which allowed for copious amounts of Pacific and Gulf of Mexico Moisture to ride up and over a stalled frontal boundary along the Southeast Texas and the Southern Louisiana Gulf Coast. Elevated instability and strong lapse rates aloft resulted in the development of large hail initially

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 501046). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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