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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 11, 2017Gregg County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 11, 2017, 6:55 AM CDT for Gregg County, Texas. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2017, 6:55 AM CDT (11:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2017, 8:03 AM CDT
In force: 49 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Gregg County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rabbit Creek at Kilgore (KLGT2). The gauge peaked at 12.02 ft at Apr 11, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08020700, 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 11, 6:07 AM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 6:07 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 5:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 1:15 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
115 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

TXZ112-110715-
Cass TX-
115 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CASS COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM CDT...

At 115 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hughes Springs, or 21 miles east of Pittsburg, moving northeast at 20
mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs, Queen City, Bivins, Kildare,
Fairview, Avinger, Douglassville, Red Hill and Pruett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3326 9440 3324 9423 3316 9409 3288 9411
      3288 9455 3297 9465 3303 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0615Z 228DEG 18KT 3301 9460

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Special weather statement, Apr 11, 2:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 11, 5:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 11, 5:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 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
Apr 10, 7:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg	51 min
Apr 10, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Gregg, Rusk, Smith	47 min
Apr 10, 7:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Gregg, Rusk, Smith	24 min
Apr 10, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Red River	66 min
Apr 10, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Gregg, Rusk	30 min
Apr 10, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Morris, Titus	56 min
Apr 10, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	49 min
Apr 10, 8:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Rusk	29 min
Apr 10, 8:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Gregg, Titus, Upshur	36 min
Apr 10, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Cass, Morris, Titus	44 min
Apr 10, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Harrison	44 min
Apr 10, 9:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	2 hr
Apr 10, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Upshur	47 min
Apr 10, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Upshur, Wood	58 min
Apr 10, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	40 min
Apr 10, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur	35 min
Apr 10, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Upshur	39 min
Apr 11, 12:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp, Marion, Morris, Upshur	30 min
Apr 11, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass	60 min
Apr 11, 1:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Franklin, Morris, Titus, Wood	2 hr
Apr 11, 5:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SHV	Cass	112 min
Apr 11, 5:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby	57 min
Apr 11, 7:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wood	115 min
Apr 11, 10:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Smith, Wood	6 days
Apr 11, 2:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Titus	6 days
Apr 11, 2:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Morris	13 days
Apr 10, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Claiborne, Webster	54 min
Apr 10, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Webster	34 min
Apr 10, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Webster	59 min
Apr 11, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Lincoln, Union	39 min
Apr 11, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bossier	61 min
Apr 10, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette	39 min
Apr 10, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	41 min
Apr 10, 11:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Columbia, Union	3 hr
Apr 11, 2:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Lafayette	62 min

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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.