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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Feb 16, 2008, 11:45 AM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 16, 2008, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2008, 11:45 AM CST (17:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2008, 10:07 AM CST
- In force
- 10 days
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Angelina County, TX, Houston County, TX, Polk County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Neches River near Diboll (DIBT2). The gauge peaked at 14.51 ft at Feb 18, 2008, 12:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 11.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08033000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 16, 11:18 AM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 11:18 AM CST, 27 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 10:34 AM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1034 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-171200- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 1034 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEST OF A LINE FROM BROKEN BOW OKLAHOMA...TO MINDEN AND NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COVERS THE REMAINDER OF THE FOUR STATE REGION. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER RISKS WILL BE HAIL LARGER THAN PENNIES AND DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS RISK IS GREATEST ACROSS TEXAS...WEST OF A MINEOLA...TO LONGVIEW... TO LUFKIN LINE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION BEFORE ENDING. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN THE PONDING OF WATER ALONG AREA ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER...HAM RADIO OPERATOR...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF EAST TEXAS. ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TONIGHT. BUTTS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 7:40 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 740 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-162000- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 740 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS POISED TO AFFECT THE FOUR STATE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION. FIRST...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER EAST TEXAS TODAY... PRODUCING SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL ADVECT WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND HUMID GULF AIR INTO EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA BY THIS AFTERNOON. SECOND...POWERFUL JET STREAM DYNAMICS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALMOST A MILE OFF THE EARTHS SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON TO PROVIDE A POWERFUL LIFTING MECHANISM FOR THE WARM...MOIST AIR IN PLACE. THIRD...COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL STORM MAY ENHANCE THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY IN PLACE. FINALLY... AMPLE WIND SHEAR...OR THE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION OR SPEED WITH HEIGHT...SHOULD ALSO BE IN PLACE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST OF THE SEVERE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FOUR STATE AREA BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ON THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. AND WHILE ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO OCCUR WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE...ANY DISCRETE THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM IN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE...ESPECIALLY OVER DEEP EAST TEXAS AND TOLEDO BEND COUNTRY...WOULD BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO ROTATE...POSING A THREAT FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT. FURTHERMORE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE A GOOD BET. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE A QUICK 2 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE IN SPOTS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...COULD REACH UPWARDS OF 4 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT. UP TO DATE WEATHER INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE BY GOING TO WEATHER DOT G O V... THEN CLICKING ON SHREVEPORT. 17
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 10:08 AM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 10:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sabine | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 9:45 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 3 days |
| Feb 16, 4:17 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 35 min |
| Feb 16, 10:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Webster | 10 days |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.