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River Flood Warning 61, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 14, 2008Cass County, Marion County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at May 14, 2008, 10:19 AM CDT for Cass County, Marion County, Texas. It took effect at May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2008, 10:19 AM CDT (15:19 UTC)
In effect from
May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 15, 2008, 10:32 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cass County, TX, Marion County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black Cypress Bayou near Jefferson (JEFT2). The gauge peaked at 13.36 ft at May 14, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate101505/1405/1505/16
Action stage
12.5 ft
Minor stage
13 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07346045, 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 May 14, 8:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 8:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
813 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPDATE NEEDED FOR TORNADO WATCH 319 SOUTH OF I-20 CORRIDOR UNTIL
3 P.M. ALSO TOOK THIS OPPURTUNITY TO UPDATE T/TD/RH WITH OB
TRENDS AND INCREASED AREA POPS/CLOUDS THROUGH REMAINING MORNING
HOURS IN LIGHT ON NEXT MCS EDGING INTO WESTERN SECTIONS NOW.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  78  68  78  57 /  90  70  50  20
MLU  77  69  81  57 /  90  80  60  30
DEQ  76  65  73  49 /  80  70  50  10
TXK  76  66  76  52 /  90  70  50  20
ELD  77  67  76  53 /  90  70  50  20
TYR  79  67  78  55 /  90  70  50  10
GGG  79  68  78  54 /  90  70  50  10
LFK  81  71  82  59 /  80  70  60  30

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE
     RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER...AND UNION AR.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE
     SOTO...GRANT...JACKSON...LA
     SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED
     RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER...AND WINN.

OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     AND MCCURTAIN.

TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ANGELINA...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...
     HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RED
     RIVER...RUSK...SABINE TX...SAN
     AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 6:11 AM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
611 AM CDT WED MAY 14 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>167-141700-
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-
611 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
REGION TODAY GIVING RISE TO FLOODING CONCERNS.  SOILS ARE SATURATED
AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST AS MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD
FRONT WHICH IS NOW EXTENDING FROM NORTH TEXAS...INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. IN ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THIS
MORNING IS MOVING EAST AND WILL ENHANCE STORMS IN THE FOUR STATE AREA
LATER TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF LARGE HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES A POSSIBILITY AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

ONGOING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS THE
UPPER LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA.

PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 9:21 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
921 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 SE TALCO              33.29N 95.02W
05/13/2008                   TITUS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN TITUS COUNTY

&&

PARKER
Local storm report, May 14, 9:29 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
929 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 AM     FLASH FLOOD      15 SE MARSHALL          32.38N 94.17W
05/14/2008                   HARRISON           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER ACROSS FM 451...NEAR ELYSIAN FIELDS ELEMENTARY
            SCHOOL

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison, Panola, Rusk39 min
May 13, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison, Panola53 min
May 13, 8:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVHarrison, Panola3 hr
May 13, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Franklin, Red River, Titus38 min
May 14, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Titus3 hr
May 14, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Morris65 min
May 14, 12:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie3 hr
May 14, 1:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie, Cass3 hr
May 14, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee63 min
May 14, 3:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSHVAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more31 hr
May 14, 4:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Marion54 min
May 14, 5:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVHarrison, Marion10 hr
May 14, 7:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVPanola5 hr
May 14, 9:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVGregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wood2 hr
May 14, 9:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRusk63 min
May 14, 10:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur4 days
May 13, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVDe Soto28 min
May 13, 9:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBossier3 hr
May 13, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River39 min
May 13, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River44 min
May 13, 10:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River3 hr
May 13, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River60 min
May 13, 11:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln3 hr
May 13, 11:47 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaldwell, Jackson, Winn43 min
May 14, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Ouachita44 min
May 14, 12:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVCaldwell, Ouachita3 hr
May 14, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVClaiborne, Webster60 min
May 14, 7:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVDe Soto, Red River3 hr
May 14, 1:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto9 days
May 14, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette, Miller60 min
May 14, 1:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVMiller3 hr

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.