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Flash Flood — Harrison, TX

Aug 19, 2015

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening of August 19th over Northeast Texas and Northwest Louisiana, along a weak cold front that had moved into the area. Many of these storms merged with one another over Harrison County in East Texas and across Caddo and Bossier Parishes in Northwest Louisiana, as they moved repeatedly along Interstate 20 between Waskom, Texas and Bossier City, Louisiana. These storms produced hourly rain rates between 2 and 3

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 590106). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Harrison, TX

This event is one of many recorded floods in Harrison County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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