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Flash Flood — Gregg, TX

Dec 19, 2017

A warm front lifted north across East Texas and North Louisiana to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border during the afternoon hours of December 19th, focusing showers a large area of rain north of this boundary over portions of extreme Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Arkansas. Meanwhile, much warmer and humid air was found south of the front across Lower East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana, resulting in moderate surface instability. Meanwhile, a surface low developed during th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 725183). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Gregg, TX

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