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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Shreveport, LA

February 8, 2023Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this flash flood warning at Feb 8, 2023, 10:41 AM CST for Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 8, 2023, 10:41 AM CST (16:41 UTC)
Expired: Feb 8, 2023, 4:00 PM CST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Feb 7, 5:57 PM CST, 16 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 5:57 PM CST, 16 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 12:11 PM CST, 22 hours 30 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
Feb 8, 2:59 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Red River	4 hr
Feb 8, 3:08 AM CST	Flood Watch	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus	17 hr
Feb 8, 9:49 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Marion	3 hr
Feb 8, 10:47 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bowie	5 hr
Feb 8, 12:49 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Marion	3 hr
Feb 8, 3:09 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus	4 days
Feb 8, 3:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Smith, Wood	16 days
Feb 8, 3:46 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Titus	6 days
Feb 8, 3:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	LaSalle	38 min
Feb 8, 4:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Natchitoches	42 min
Feb 8, 4:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	LaSalle	39 min
Feb 8, 5:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Grant, LaSalle	3 hr
Feb 8, 5:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, LaSalle	52 min
Feb 8, 10:24 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Howard, Little River, Sevier	5 hr
Feb 8, 1:46 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Howard, Little River, Sevier	69 hr
Feb 8, 3:35 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier	3 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.