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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 28, 2017Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2017, 10:42 AM CDT for Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 30, 2017, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2017, 10:42 AM CDT (15:42 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2017, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 13, 2017, 8:49 AM CDT
In force
13 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 15:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill (SPHL1). The gauge peaked at 12.36 ft at May 8, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT.

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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 Apr 28, 10:33 AM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 10:33 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 6:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
639 AM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017

ARZ050-051-059>061-OKZ077-281700-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-McCurtain-
639 AM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest
Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon
over Southeast Oklahoma and the northern sections of Southwest
Arkansas, as a warm front lifts north across these areas. Showers
and thunderstorms may become more scattered tonight over the
areas, interacting with increasing instability and upper level
disturbances moving northeast atop the front. Isolated severe
thunderstorms will be possible, with large hail and damaging winds
possible, with the severe threat diminishing late.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Showers and thunderstorms will increase across Southeast Oklahoma
and Southwest Arkansas Saturday afternoon and night, along and
ahead of a slow moving cold front that will approach the area late and
associated upper level storm system that will drift east into West
Texas and Oklahoma. Given the strong wind shear and instability
ahead of the front, some storms may become severe, with large
hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes possible. There is
also an enhanced threat for locally heavy rainfall, which may
result in flash flooding as these storms develop and move slowly
and repeatedly over the same areas. Widespread rainfall amounts
of three to five inches with isolated higher amounts are
possible, before the showers and thunderstorms diminish by
daybreak Sunday. Additional scattered showers and thunderstorms
are possible Wednesday with the passage of a cold front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, spotter networks, and amateur
radio operators, may be needed this evening over Southeast
Oklahoma.

ARZ070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-
136>138-149>153-165>167-281700-
Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-
Lincoln-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-
Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-
Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-
Rusk-Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
639 AM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest
Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible tonight over
portions of extreme Northeast Texas and extreme Southern Arkansas,
but hazardous weather is not expected. However, a tight pressure
gradient will result in southerly winds increasing to 15 to 20
mph with gusts to 30 to 35 mph late this morning, persisting
through the afternoon and overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible across East
Texas, extreme Southern Arkansas, and North Louisiana Saturday
afternoon, as an upper level disturbance lifts northeast across
the area. Given the extent of wind shear and instability expected
to be in place, isolated severe thunderstorms can not be ruled
out, with large hail and damaging winds possible. However, the
severe weather threat will increase Saturday night as showers and
thunderstorms increase along and ahead of a slow moving cold
front that will approach the area late and associated upper level
storm system that will drift east into West Texas and Oklahoma.
Some of these storms may become severe, with large hail, damaging
winds, and isolated tornadoes possible. Locally heavy rainfall
will also be possible in the stronger slow moving storms, which
may result in minor flooding of low lying, poor drainage
areas, with rainfall amounts ranging from one to three inches.
Additional scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible
Wednesday with the passage of a cold front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, spotter networks, and amateur
radio operators, should not be needed today or tonight.

15

The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 5:02 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisorySHVAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more47 hr
Apr 28, 8:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVWood3 days
Apr 28, 8:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVSmith, Wood8 days
Apr 28, 8:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg5 days
Apr 28, 9:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus5 days
Apr 28, 9:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Morris47 hr
Apr 28, 10:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVCass, Marion47 hr
Apr 28, 10:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Titus48 hr
Apr 28, 5:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSHVHempstead, Howard, Little River, Nevada, Sevier47 hr
Apr 28, 8:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVLittle River, Sevier42 hr
Apr 28, 8:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVHoward, Little River, Sevier5 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2017River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017

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.