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Flash Flood — Ouachita, LA

Apr 13, 2019

A strong upper level trough entered the Southern Plains during the afternoon hours of April 12th, which allowed southerly low level winds to gradually return warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico north into East Texas and North Louisiana. An upper level disturbance ejecting northeast ahead of the trough across portions of East Texas and North Louisiana during the early morning hours of April 13th carried enough elevated instability, shear, and forcing north of an advancing warm front over S

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 810094). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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