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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Shreveport, LA

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

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Feb 8, 2023, 1:46 PM CST for Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 8, 2023, 10:23 PM CST. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2023, 1:46 PM CST (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2023, 10:23 PM CST
Expired
Feb 11, 2023, 10:20 AM CST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

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

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Little River at Horatio (HRGA4). The gauge peaked at 29.59 ft at Feb 9, 2023, 2:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
20.5 ft
Minor stage
27 ft
Moderate stage
28.5 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07340000, 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 7, 5:57 PM CST, 19 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 5:57 PM CST, 19 hours 49 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 2:59 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVRed River4 hr
Feb 8, 3:08 AM CSTFlood WatchSHVBowie, Camp, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus17 hr
Feb 8, 9:49 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBowie, Cass, Marion3 hr
Feb 8, 10:47 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBowie5 hr
Feb 8, 12:49 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBowie, Cass, Marion3 hr
Feb 8, 3:09 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus4 days
Feb 8, 3:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVSmith, Wood16 days
Feb 8, 3:46 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Titus6 days
Feb 8, 3:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLaSalle38 min
Feb 8, 4:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNatchitoches42 min
Feb 8, 4:21 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLaSalle39 min
Feb 8, 5:03 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVGrant, LaSalle3 hr
Feb 8, 5:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaldwell, LaSalle52 min
Feb 8, 10:24 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVHoward, Little River, Sevier5 hr
Feb 8, 10:41 AM CSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSHVHoward, Little River, Sevier5 hr
Feb 8, 3:35 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSHVHempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier3 hr

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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.