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River Flood Warning 60, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 8, 2019Caldwell Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 8, 2019, 8:12 PM CDT for Caldwell Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 10, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 65 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2019, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 10, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 14, 2019, 8:17 AM CDT
In force: 65 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 01:14 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 45.88 ft at May 23, 2019, 3:00 AM 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 Apr 8, 6:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 6:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 11:55 AM CDT, 8 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1155 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-091700-
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-
1155 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered showers of mostly light and moderate rain will continue
this afternoon much of East Texas Lakes, North Louisiana, and
Southcentral Arkansas. Minor flooding of low lying, poor drainage
areas will gradually subside this afternoon but may continue
longer across extreme southern Arkansas where extremely heavy
rains fell. These final remaining showers will exit the eastern
sections of Northcentral Louisiana and Southcentral Arkansas this
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Warmer and drier conditions will return to the region for much of
this week, but showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will
increase across the area late Friday through much of next weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, spotter networks, and amateur
radio operators, will not be needed through tonight.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 4:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
405 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

ARZ070-082145-
Miller AR-
405 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MILLER COUNTY UNTIL 445
PM CDT...

At 404 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mandeville, or 8 miles northeast of Texarkana, moving southwest at 25
mph.

Half inch hail will be possible with this storm and may affect the
Texarkana area around 430 pm..

Locations impacted include...
Texarkana, Fouke, Mandeville, Genoa, Pleasant Hill, Hervey, Homan and
Fort Lynn.

LAT...LON 3355 9380 3355 9379 3354 9379 3353 9378
      3350 9377 3350 9376 3353 9376 3353 9374
      3310 9389 3316 9404 3343 9404 3356 9396
      3355 9394 3358 9393 3357 9390 3359 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 022DEG 22KT 3350 9388

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Local storm report, Apr 8, 5:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 8, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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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.