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River Flood Warning 98, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Sep 13, 2008, 9:22 PM CDT for Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Arkansas. It took effect at Sep 17, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2008, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2008, 9:11 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Columbia County, AR, Webster Parish, LA
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill (SPHL1).
- Action stage
- 10.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 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 07348700, 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 Sep 13, 7:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 7:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
728 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
.DISCUSSION...
TORNADO WATCH ADDED TO NORTHCENTRAL LA AND SOUTHCENTRAL AR UNTIL 2 AM.
OVERALL TORNADO RISK LOW BUT CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE WITH
FEEDER BAND TO SOUTH STILL STREAMING NORTHWARD ACROSS WATCH AREA.
OTHER TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHERN TIER STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT. LOW SIDE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY FALL BELOW
THRESHOLDS LATER IN EVENING. CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH...ALTHOUGH NO CERTAIN
AREA AT HIGH RISK FOR FLOODING AT THIS TIME...MAY BE TOO DIFFICULT
WITH RAINFALL PATTERN TO CANCEL ANY PORTIONS OF AREA ANYTIME SOON./VII/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 74 85 64 79 58 / 90 20 0 0 0
MLU 74 84 63 79 57 / 90 40 0 0 0
DEQ 72 83 56 80 52 / 100 0 0 0 0
TXK 71 84 60 79 55 / 100 0 0 0 0
ELD 73 83 60 79 55 / 90 30 0 0 0
TYR 71 87 60 80 56 / 60 0 0 0 0
GGG 72 85 60 79 55 / 70 0 0 0 0
LFK 74 88 65 81 58 / 60 30 0 0 0
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>072.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>072.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARZ073.
LA...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LAZ001>003-010.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LAZ001>003-010.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LAZ004>006-011>014-017>022.
OK...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
OKZ077.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077.
TX...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: TXZ165>167.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 12:00 PM CDT, 9 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1200 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 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>167-141100- 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- 1200 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH ACROSS EAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IKE WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE LARGE WIND FIELD AROUND THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION...A LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REMAIN ACROSS MUCH OF EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS POSSIBLY NEARING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. WIDESPREAD TREE...POWER LINE...AND SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE LIKELY OVER EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR AND EAST OF THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION. ANY TORNADOES THAT DO SPAWN WILL BE RAIN WRAPPED AND FAST MOVING... THUS AREA RESIDENTS MAY HAVE VERY LITTLE IF ANY WARNING TO PREPARE FOR THESE POSSIBILITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER ALL OF THE FOUR STATE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES... WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF EAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... ADJACENT SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND WESTERN LOUISIANA. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE FARTHER EAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ARKANSAS AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE DAMAGING WIND...ISOLATED TORNADO...AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS IKE WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND NORTH LOUISIANA SUNDAY MORNING...ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE REMNANTS OF IKE AS HE ACCELERATES NORTHEAST INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEY. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND AN ISOLATED FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL EXIST MAINLY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH LOUISIANA SUNDAY...BUT COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL HELP TAPER THESE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. LOOK FOR ANY RESIDUAL SHOWERS TO DIMINISH ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THIS NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER...HAM RADIO OPERATOR...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 44
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 13, 4:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
448 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TROPICAL STORM BENTON 32.69N 93.74W
09/13/2008 BOSSIER LA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS TREES BLOCKING HWY 3 NEAR
BENTON.
0440 PM TROPICAL STORM BENTON 32.69N 93.74W
09/13/2008 BOSSIER LA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS A TREE BLOWN DOWN ONTO A
HOUSE AT HWY 3 AND CRESTWOOD CIRCLE.
&&
18Local storm report, Sep 13, 5:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
519 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TROPICAL STORM WASKOM 32.48N 94.06W
09/13/2008 HARRISON TX AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 80 WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
0436 PM TROPICAL STORM MOORINGSPORT 32.68N 93.96W
09/13/2008 CADDO LA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 1 AND LA 538,
BLOCKING THE ROADS.
0400 PM TROPICAL STORM SHREVEPORT 32.47N 93.80W
09/13/2008 CADDO LA UTILITY COMPANY
MORE THAN 17,600 WITHOUT POWER ACROSS CADDO AND BOSSIER
PARISHES AS OF 400 PM CDT.
&&
18Local storm report, Sep 13, 5:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
528 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TROPICAL STORM 2 N GREENWOOD 32.47N 93.97W
09/13/2008 CADDO LA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE BLOCKING HWY 169 NEAR GREENWOOD.
&&
18Local storm report, Sep 13, 5:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
537 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TROPICAL STORM SHREVEPORT 32.47N 93.80W
09/13/2008 CADDO LA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE REPORTED FALLEN ON A HOUSE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
CORNWELL AND JORDAN ROADS.
&&
18Local storm report, Sep 13, 5:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
557 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0551 PM TROPICAL STORM 3 SE SHREVEPORT 32.44N 93.77W
09/13/2008 CADDO LA EMERGENCY MNGR
MAJOR GAS LEAK NEXT TO DOWNED, LIVE POWERLINES ON
BURLINGAME DR NEAR W 70TH ST.
&&
18Local storm report, Sep 13, 6:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
618 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM TROPICAL STORM NW SHREVEPORT 32.47N 93.80W
09/13/2008 CADDO LA NEWSPAPER
*** 2 INJ *** TREE BLOWN ONTO A HOME ON JEFFERSON PAGE
RD. TWO INJURIES REPORTED.
0600 PM TROPICAL STORM HAUGHTON 32.53N 93.51W
09/13/2008 BOSSIER LA PUBLIC
A TREE WAS BLOWN ONTO A HOME AT HWY 157 NEAR PRINCETON
RD.
&&
18The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 11:33 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 14, 7:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Sabine | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Natchitoches | 33 min |
| Sep 13, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn | 23 min |
| Sep 13, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Grant, Winn | 29 min |
| Sep 14, 2:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Jackson, Ouachita | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 9:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.