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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood watch at Feb 9, 2020, 3:56 PM CST for 21 counties in Texas; 17 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 10, 2020, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 57 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2020, 3:56 PM CST (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2020, 3:14 PM CST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Flood severity
- None
All 47 counties
Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Union County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Panola County, TX, Red River County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Feb 9, 12:06 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:06 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 11:49 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1149 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-101800- 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- 1149 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020 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... A cold front will shift southeast across the region late tonight through Monday, bringing showers to the area this afternoon and thunderstorms this evening into the overnight hours. A few of the storms in East Texas, Deep East Texas, northwest Louisiana, southwestern Arkansas, and southeastern Oklahoma may become strong to severe with large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... A frontal boundary will stall in the region and a series of disturbances will cross the area Monday through Wednesday. This will lead to several rounds of showers and thunderstorms with localized heavy rainfall at times. On Monday afternoon, an isolated severe thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds cannot be ruled out across portions of Deep East Texas, central Louisiana and the ArkLaMiss. On Wednesday, severe thunderstorms will be possible for central Louisiana and the ArkLaMiss with large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes possible. Total rainfall amounts for the event will range from 4 to 6 inches along an axis from Deep East Texas across northwest Louisiana and into the ArkLaMiss. Elsewhere, 2 to 4 inches of rain will be possible. This could lead to flash flooding, particularly in flood prone areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters may be needed this evening into Wednesday.
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.