Flash Flood — Sabine, Louisiana

2024-07-25 · near Loring, Sabine, Louisiana

Event narrative

Flash flooding reported with high water covering a portion of South Main Street in Zwolle, and numerous other secondary roads in the area were also flooded.

Wider weather episode

Intense showers and thunderstorms increased in coverage across parts of the Toledo Bend Country in West Central Louisiana by mid to late morning on July 25th. Rather slow cell motions and intense rainfall rates promoted areas of heavy rainfall across these areas. In addition, a weak low pressure center and related mid-level vorticity maximum were located just to the north over Southwest to South Central Arkansas. This energy focused an axis of relatively stronger moisture convergence across areas of Northeast Texas through Northwest Louisiana. Meanwhile, MLCAPE values locally across this region increased to 1000 to 1500 J/kg. Moisture was also plentiful with precipitable water values deeply tropical in nature with magnitudes of 1.75 to 2.25 inches. As a result, isolated flash flooding reports were received around Zwolle in Sabine Parish.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205010. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.