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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 29, 2009Franklin County, Morris County, Titus County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2009, 8:38 PM CDT for Franklin County, Morris County, Titus County, Texas. It took effect at May 2, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2009, 8:38 PM CDT (01:38 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 16, 2009, 8:46 PM CDT
In force
14 days
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Franklin County, TX, Morris County, TX, Titus County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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 White Oak Creek near Talco (WOCT2).

Action stage
15.5 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
19 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07343500, 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 Apr 29, 7:46 PM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 7:46 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 12:05 PM CDT, 8 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1205 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>013-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-
108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165-301715-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
1205 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. A
LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND WILL PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE ATMOSPHERE IS
BECOMING UNSTABLE ACROSS THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL AID
IN THE THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY. ALSO...DUE TO THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT
IN THE ATMOSPHERE...THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE FLOODING THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COUNTIES ALONG AND NEAR THE RED RIVER AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 WILL BE MOST AT RISK TODAY FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.

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

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT BEFORE THE FRONT CLEARS THE FOUR STATE REGION
ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS WILL BE REQUIRED ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTEROON INTO THIS EVENING.
SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS NORTHWEST LOUISIANA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LAZ014-017>022-TXZ166-167-301715-
OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
1205 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT BEFORE THE FRONT CLEARS THE FOUR STATE REGION
ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
619 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0450 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 W LINDEN             33.01N 94.53W
04/29/2009  E70 MPH          CASS               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED ESTIMATED 70 MPH WIND GUST ON
            HWY 11, ABOUT 10 WEST OF LINDEN.

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     11 S ATLANTA            32.96N 94.19W
04/29/2009                   CASS               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALL ACROSS
            CASS COUNTY.

&&

18
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
623 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

ARZ061-071-072-300015-
COLUMBIA-LAFAYETTE-NEVADA-
623 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
     NEVADA...COLUMBIA AND LAFAYETTE...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
     ATLANTA...BODCAW...BRADLEY...BUCKNER...BUSSEY...CANFIELD...
     EMERSON...LEWISVILLE...MACEDONIA...MAGNOLIA...MCNEIL...
     SMITHLAND...STAMPS...TAYLOR...VILLAGE...WALDO...WELCOME AND
     WILLISVILLE...

AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WILLISVILLE TO
BRADLEY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF WALDO TO
10 MILES WEST OF SPRINGHILL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

04
Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
633 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0542 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATLANTA                 33.12N 94.16W
04/29/2009                   CASS               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ATLANTA POLICE DEPT REPORTS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN
            TOWN.

&&

18
Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
643 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOUKE                   33.26N 93.89W
04/29/2009                   MILLER             AR   PUBLIC

            MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED A GARAGE DAMAGED BY STRONG
            WINDS.

&&

18
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 7:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
701 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

ARZ072-073-LAZ003>006-300200-
CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-LINCOLN-UNION-WEBSTER-
701 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES AND PARISHES...

IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
     UNION...
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
     COLUMBIA...
IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
     WEBSTER AND CLAIBORNE...
IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
     UNION AND LINCOLN...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
     ATLANTA...CALION...EL DORADO...JUNCTION CITY...LISBON...MOUNT
     HOLLY...NORPHLET...SMACKOVER...VILLAGE...WESSON...HAYNESVILLE
     AND HOMER...

AT 759 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM NEAR MINDEN LOUISIANA TO
STEPHENS ARKANSAS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE OF
STORMS.

18
Local storm report, Apr 29, 7:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
712 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 W BRADLEY             33.10N 93.76W
04/29/2009                   LAFAYETTE          AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            A TRAILER WAS OVERTURNED NEAR GIN CITY, AR.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus22 days
Apr 29, 8:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Morris25 days
Apr 30, 9:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBowie, Red River29 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

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.