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River Flood Warning 166, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 18, 2015Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Jun 18, 2015, 11:20 AM CDT for Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jun 19, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2015, 11:20 AM CDT (16:20 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 19, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 23, 2015, 9:24 AM CDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
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 16:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 18, 10:51 AM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 10:51 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 6:29 AM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
629 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-191130-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO-
RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-
GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-
MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-
PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-
629 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH ARKANSAS...NORTH
LOUISIANA...EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS AND FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND EVEN FURTHER DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
WITH HEATING. THIS TROPICAL AIR IS VERY MOIST WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING DUE TO ALREADY HIGH WATER IN PLACES
THROUGH TODAY. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE CLUSTERS AND BOWS OF
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING DAMAGING WINDS AND WEAK TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF BILL. THEN ONLY ISOLATED...MAINLY LATE DAY
ACTIVITY...COULD BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...MAINLY FOR
FLASH FLOODING OF EVEN NEW AREAS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:41 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
741 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

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

0735 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SHREVEPORT              32.47N  93.80W
06/18/2015                   CADDO              LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WATER PONDING ON PINES ROAD SOUTH OF 70TH
            STREET...WATER OVER DEANS ROAD FORCING CAR TO TURN
            AROUND.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1500599

MDV

Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
749 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

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

0645 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SHREVEPORT              32.47N  93.80W
06/18/2015                   CADDO              LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS GREEN TERRACE ROAD IN SOUTH
            SHREVEPORT

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1500600

MDV

Local storm report, Jun 18, 8:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 9:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 9:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 9:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 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
Jun 17, 7:38 PM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison and 7 more	23 hr
Jun 17, 9:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	SHV	Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more	21 hr
Jun 18, 2:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 18, 4:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby	9 days
Jun 18, 4:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Sabine, San Augustine	42 hr
Jun 18, 5:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 18, 6:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby	6 hr
Jun 18, 11:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Smith, Wood	22 days
Jun 18, 11:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Anderson, Cherokee, Houston	8 days
Jun 18, 11:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk	68 hr
Jun 18, 11:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Wood	69 hr
Jun 18, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Morris, Titus	38 min
Jun 18, 1:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie	11 days
Jun 18, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp, Morris	46 min
Jun 18, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Morris	43 min
Jun 18, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bowie	42 min
Jun 18, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Smith	43 min
Jun 18, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Panola	48 min
Jun 18, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass	38 min
Jun 18, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp	52 min
Jun 18, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass	45 min
Jun 18, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Camp, Cass, Morris, Titus, Upshur, Wood	40 min
Jun 18, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass	28 min
Jun 18, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Morris	24 min
Jun 18, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Shelby	49 min
Jun 18, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Wood	47 min
Jun 18, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Morris	51 min
Jun 18, 4:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Wood	49 min
Jun 18, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bowie	56 min
Jun 18, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bowie	56 min
Jun 18, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie	40 min
Jun 18, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Morris	46 min
Jun 18, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass	60 min
Jun 17, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	53 min
Jun 18, 12:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, Winn	6 hr
Jun 18, 3:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	De Soto	57 min
Jun 18, 4:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	De Soto, Sabine	46 min
Jun 18, 5:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	De Soto	47 min
Jun 18, 5:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River	38 min
Jun 18, 6:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Webster	24 min
Jun 18, 6:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Webster	6 hr
Jun 18, 6:45 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Webster	3 min
Jun 18, 6:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto	15 min
Jun 18, 6:50 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto	29 min
Jun 18, 7:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Webster	22 min
Jun 18, 1:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier	7 days
Jun 18, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	43 min
Jun 18, 1:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	41 min
Jun 18, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Howard	39 min
Jun 18, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	45 min
Jun 18, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead	48 min
Jun 18, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead	43 min
Jun 18, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Miller	46 min
Jun 18, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead	38 min
Jun 18, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead	46 min
Jun 18, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead	45 min
Jun 18, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Miller	50 min
Jun 18, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead, Little River	39 min
Jun 18, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nevada	44 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2015 River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

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.