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River Flood Warning 69, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 15, 2008Smith County, Wood County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at May 15, 2008, 8:28 AM CDT for Smith County, Wood County, Texas. It took effect at May 17, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2008, 8:28 AM CDT (13:28 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 16, 2008, 6:30 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Smith County, TX, Wood County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Sabine River near Mineola (MLAT2). The gauge peaked at 12.89 ft at May 17, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 13.5 ft
Minor stage: 14 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 08018500, 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 15, 7:29 AM CDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 7:29 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 6:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 2:48 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
248 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

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

0210 AM     HAIL             APPLEBY                 31.72N 94.61W
05/15/2008  E0.75 INCH       NACOGDOCHES        TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

JD

Local storm report, May 15, 2:49 AM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
249 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

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

0210 AM     HEAVY RAIN       APPLEBY                 31.72N 94.61W
05/15/2008  E1.40 INCH       NACOGDOCHES        TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            OCCURRED IN 15 MINUTES.

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Local storm report, May 15, 2:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 15, 2:52 AM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
252 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
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0224 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LUFKIN                  31.33N 94.73W
05/15/2008  E1.99 INCH       ANGELINA           TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            OCCURRED IN 1 HR.

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Local storm report, May 15, 6:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 15, 7:42 AM CDT, 46 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 8:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Rusk	4 days
May 14, 8:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	4 days
May 14, 8:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg	59 hr
May 14, 8:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Morris	8 days
May 14, 8:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Titus	6 days
May 15, 12:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Franklin, Wood	26 min
May 15, 1:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 4 more	29 min
May 15, 1:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches	41 min
May 15, 2:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches	3 hr
May 15, 2:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Angelina, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	45 min
May 15, 3:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Sabine	45 min
May 14, 8:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster	33 hr
May 15, 3:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Natchitoches, Sabine	39 min
May 15, 4:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Winn	44 min
May 15, 5:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, LaSalle, Winn	39 min
May 15, 5:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	LaSalle	33 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2008 Every 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.