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River Flood Warning 134, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 21, 20154 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at May 21, 2015, 11:52 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at May 21, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 21, 2015, 11:52 AM CDT (16:52 UTC)
In effect from: May 21, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 4, 2015, 12:16 PM CDT
In force: 14 days
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Caldwell Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little River of Louisiana near Rochelle (RHLL1). The gauge peaked at 35.21 ft at May 24, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 31.5 ft
Minor stage: 32 ft
Moderate stage: 38 ft
Major stage: 42 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07372200, 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 21, 10:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 10:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 9:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 21, 8:09 AM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 8:14 AM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 8:14 AM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 8:16 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 8:19 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 10:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 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 20, 8:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	14 days
May 20, 11:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	San Augustine	61 min
May 21, 6:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Angelina	45 min
May 21, 6:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches	3 hr
May 21, 6:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp, Cass, Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus and 1 more	39 min
May 21, 6:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina	3 hr
May 21, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Harrison, Marion	55 min
May 21, 8:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	46 min
May 21, 8:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby	3 hr
May 21, 8:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine	3 hr
May 21, 10:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches	3 hr
May 21, 10:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Sabine	3 hr
May 21, 10:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina	4 hr
May 21, 2:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine	117 min
May 21, 8:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Red River, Webster	66 min
May 21, 10:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Natchitoches and 3 more	3 hr
May 21, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Ouachita	52 min
May 21, 11:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	37 days
May 21, 12:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Ouachita and 2 more	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.