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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 12, 2014Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at May 12, 2014, 11:21 AM CDT for Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 13, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 12, 2014, 11:21 AM CDT (16:21 UTC)
In effect from: May 13, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 15, 2014, 4:25 AM CDT
In force: 33 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little River at Horatio (HRGA4). The gauge peaked at 21.37 ft at May 14, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 20.5 ft
Minor stage: 27 ft
Moderate stage: 28.5 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07340000, 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 12, 10:55 AM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 10:55 AM CDT, 26 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 12, 4:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	SHV	Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more	31 hr
May 12, 4:45 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg and 10 more	6 hr
May 12, 11:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Titus	54 hr
May 12, 6:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Sabine	2 hr
May 12, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Little River, Sevier	4 days

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.