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River Flood Warning 61, NWS Shreveport, LA
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.
- 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.
&&
24Hazardous 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. 24
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
&&
PARKERLocal 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
&&
PARKERLocal storm report, May 14, 9:50 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola, Rusk | 39 min |
| May 13, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 53 min |
| May 13, 8:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 3 hr |
| May 13, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Franklin, Red River, Titus | 38 min |
| May 14, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Franklin, Titus | 3 hr |
| May 14, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Morris | 65 min |
| May 14, 12:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie | 3 hr |
| May 14, 1:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 3 hr |
| May 14, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee | 63 min |
| May 14, 3:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 31 hr |
| May 14, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 54 min |
| May 14, 5:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 10 hr |
| May 14, 7:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Panola | 5 hr |
| May 14, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wood | 2 hr |
| May 14, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Rusk | 63 min |
| May 14, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 4 days |
| May 13, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | De Soto | 28 min |
| May 13, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier | 3 hr |
| May 13, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River | 39 min |
| May 13, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River | 44 min |
| May 13, 10:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River | 3 hr |
| May 13, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Red River | 60 min |
| May 13, 11:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 13, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Winn | 43 min |
| May 14, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita | 44 min |
| May 14, 12:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita | 3 hr |
| May 14, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Claiborne, Webster | 60 min |
| May 14, 7:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | De Soto, Red River | 3 hr |
| May 14, 1:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo, De Soto | 9 days |
| May 14, 1:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 60 min |
| May 14, 1:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Miller | 3 hr |
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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.