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River Flood Warning 247, NWS Shreveport, LA

December 14, 20154 counties in Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 14, 2015, 1:33 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 17, 2015, 7:30 AM CST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 14, 2015, 1:33 PM CST (19:33 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 17, 2015, 7:30 AM CST
Expired: Dec 21, 2015, 9:54 AM CST
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Little Cypress Creek near Jefferson (JFFT2). The gauge peaked at 15.90 ft at Dec 18, 2015, 5:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 12.5 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07346070, 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 Dec 13, 2:10 PM CST, 23 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 2:10 PM CST, 23 hours 23 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
Dec 14, 1:09 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Houston, Polk, Trinity, Tyler	43 days
Dec 14, 1:50 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Panola, Shelby	35 days
Dec 14, 10:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk	25 hr
Dec 13, 7:24 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Webster	10 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 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.