Last week, the Shreveport and Bossier City areas experienced severe storms that led to extreme flash flooding. Multiple major roadways were overrun with water, causing vehicles to stall, and motorists needing to be rescued.
While the water from those flooded roadways eventually receded, other areas of the region were just starting to see flooding concerns. This includes the Red River.
How Upstream Rainfall Impacts the Red River in Shreveport
The Red River not only swells with the rainfall from the Shreveport and Bossier areas, but it also gets filled with all of the rainfall from upstream too. The Red River basin expands north into Arkansas, and west into Texas and Oklahoma. So excessive rainfall in those areas can lead to rising water levels downstream.
In addition to heavy rainfall, strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow. A Slight Risk (level 2/5) is in effect for portions of east Texas and northwest Louisiana. All modes of severe weather are possible, including large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes. pic.twitter.com/4mQC1TrqEj…