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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Shreveport, LA

February 22, 2018Caldwell Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2018, 11:37 AM CST for Caldwell Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 2, 2018, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 64 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2018, 11:37 AM CST (17:37 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 2, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: May 5, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 64 days
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Caldwell Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ouachita River at Monroe (MLUL1). The gauge peaked at 47.40 ft at Mar 16, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 35.5 ft
Minor stage: 40 ft
Moderate stage: 43 ft
Major stage: 45 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07367005, 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 Feb 22, 10:59 AM CST, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 10:59 AM CST, 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 22, 5:57 AM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
557 AM CST THU FEB 22 2018

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

0557 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 S MONTGOMERY          31.58N 92.90W
02/22/2018                   NATCHITOCHES       LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER ACROSS ROAD.

&&

AS

Local storm report, Feb 22, 6:00 AM CST, 5 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
600 AM CST THU FEB 22 2018

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

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 S BIENVILLE           32.34N 92.98W
02/22/2018                   BIENVILLE          LA   PUBLIC

            WATER OVER THE ROAD.

&&

AS

Local storm report, Feb 22, 6:02 AM CST, 5 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
602 AM CST THU FEB 22 2018

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

0557 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 S MONTGOMERY          31.58N 92.90W
02/22/2018                   NATCHITOCHES       LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 6
            S MONTGOMERY. HIGH WATER ACROSS ROAD. LARGE
            HOLE IN THE ROAD FROM THE FLOODING.

&&

AS

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 6:12 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
612 AM CST THU FEB 22 2018

LAZ006-013-014-019>022-221300-
Caldwell LA-Winn LA-La Salle LA-Ouachita LA-Union LA-Grant LA-
Jackson LA-
612 AM CST THU FEB 22 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GRANT...CALDWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN UNION...LA SALLE...OUACHITA AND
EASTERN WINN PARISHES UNTIL 700 AM CST...

At 612 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles south of Richwood to 10 miles northeast
of Colfax. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.

Moderate rainfall and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible
with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Monroe, Claiborne, West Monroe, Columbia, Swartz, Brownsville-Bawcom,
Brownsville-Bawcomville, Jena, Richwood, Sterlington, Colfax, Olla,
Clarks, Grayson, Midway, Urania, Pollock, Dry Prong, Tullos and
Georgetown.

LAT...LON 3207 9193 3201 9189 3193 9190 3193 9201
      3164 9201 3154 9211 3150 9270 3154 9275
      3269 9219 3271 9197 3266 9191 3260 9193
      3251 9190 3240 9200 3228 9203 3227 9199
      3219 9201 3217 9198 3216 9190 3209 9187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 213DEG 14KT 3235 9209 3166 9261

FB

Local storm report, Feb 22, 10:50 AM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1050 AM CST THU FEB 22 2018

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

1010 AM     FLOOD            7 SSW BOGATA            33.37N 95.24W
02/22/2018                   FRANKLIN           TX   PUBLIC

            TX 37 IS CLOSED AT THE SULPHUR RIVER BRIDGE,
            DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD.

&&

PALMER

Local storm report, Feb 22, 11:04 AM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1104 AM CST THU FEB 22 2018

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

0956 AM     HAIL             2 N MOUNT VERNON        33.20N 95.23W
02/22/2018  E1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           TX   PUBLIC

            HAIL BETWEEN A QUARTER AND ONE INCH.

&&

PALMER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 21, 6:49 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass	9 hr
Feb 21, 10:46 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SHV	Panola	6 hr
Feb 22, 12:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Shelby	46 min
Feb 22, 4:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	49 min
Feb 22, 5:45 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Panola, Shelby	2 hr
Feb 22, 6:06 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Houston, Polk, Trinity, Tyler	27 days
Feb 22, 7:57 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	3 hr
Feb 22, 9:54 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus	3 hr
Feb 22, 10:39 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus	3 hr
Feb 22, 11:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Red River	23 min
Feb 21, 8:48 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	10 hr
Feb 22, 1:47 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn	5 hr
Feb 22, 3:52 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Natchitoches	38 min
Feb 22, 5:09 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Ouachita, Winn	51 min
Feb 22, 6:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Ouachita	48 min
Feb 22, 6:45 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn	3 hr
Feb 22, 6:46 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	6 hr
Feb 22, 7:08 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Caldwell, LaSalle	3 hr
Feb 22, 9:45 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn	3 hr
Feb 22, 10:10 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster	18 days
Feb 22, 4:04 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	116 min
Feb 22, 5:40 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bossier, Webster	65 min
Feb 21, 6:36 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier	9 hr
Feb 22, 3:46 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Sevier	3 hr
Feb 22, 11:37 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Ashley, Union	85 days
Feb 22, 12:36 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Sevier	4 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.