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River Flood Warning 79, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 9, 2024Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 9, 2024, 11:04 AM CDT for Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 13 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2024, 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2024, 9:12 PM CDT
In force: 13 days
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Caddo Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Wallace Lake (WAGL1).

Action stage: 149 ft
Minor stage: 151 ft
Moderate stage: 158.5 ft
Major stage: 160 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07351550, 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 9, 7:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 7:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 3:37 AM CDT, 7 hours 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 8:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 8:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 9:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 10:33 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1033 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

1000 AM     Flash Flood      6 SSW Waskom            32.39N 94.11W
04/09/2024                   Harrison           TX   Storm Chaser

            Water entered a home on FM 9 south of FM
            2625.

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 10:56 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1056 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

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

0520 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Fouke                   33.26N 93.89W
04/09/2024                   Miller             AR   Emergency Mngr

            A tree with a waterlogged root system was
            uprooted onto a home in Fouke by non-severe
            thunderstorm winds. No other damage was
            noted in the area.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur	37 min
Apr 8, 8:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur	33 min
Apr 8, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Harrison, Marion	46 min
Apr 8, 9:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Anderson, Cherokee, Houston	42 days
Apr 8, 9:20 PM CDT	Flood Watch	SHV	Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more	52 hr
Apr 8, 9:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur	7 hr
Apr 8, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Harrison, Marion	41 min
Apr 8, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Rusk	40 min
Apr 8, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Smith	47 min
Apr 8, 10:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	9 days
Apr 8, 10:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur	7 days
Apr 8, 10:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Anderson, Cherokee, Houston	13 hr
Apr 8, 10:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg	13 hr
Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood	10 days
Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Smith, Upshur, Wood	5 days
Apr 8, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Harrison, Marion	44 min
Apr 8, 11:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus	4 days
Apr 8, 11:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Titus	5 days
Apr 8, 11:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Smith	5 hr
Apr 9, 12:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Panola	3 hr
Apr 9, 6:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola and 2 more	4 hr
Apr 9, 10:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Panola	5 hr
Apr 9, 10:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SHV	Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola and 2 more	4 hr
Apr 9, 11:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Smith	51 min
Apr 9, 11:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk	3 days
Apr 9, 12:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Rusk	8 days
Apr 9, 12:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith	4 days
Apr 9, 12:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	9 days
Apr 9, 1:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cherokee	37 min
Apr 9, 2:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 9, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Rusk	31 min
Apr 9, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby	33 min
Apr 9, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby	49 min
Apr 9, 3:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk and 2 more	5 hr
Apr 9, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	San Augustine, Shelby	23 min
Apr 9, 3:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Harrison, Panola	10 hr
Apr 9, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Harrison, Panola, Shelby	38 min
Apr 9, 4:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	9 hr
Apr 8, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caddo	49 min
Apr 8, 10:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Lincoln, Union	13 hr
Apr 8, 10:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	6 days
Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Webster	22 days
Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Webster	11 days
Apr 8, 10:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster	12 days
Apr 8, 10:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Webster	5 hr
Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita	5 hr
Apr 9, 7:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, Webster	3 hr
Apr 9, 7:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	De Soto, Red River	40 min
Apr 9, 8:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville, Lincoln	42 min
Apr 9, 9:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	38 min
Apr 9, 10:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto	3 hr
Apr 9, 11:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	32 min
Apr 9, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine	40 min
Apr 9, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Winn	42 min
Apr 9, 5:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Caldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita and 1 more	5 hr
Apr 9, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union, Winn	38 min
Apr 9, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, Winn	42 min
Apr 9, 6:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Caddo	5 days
Apr 9, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Ouachita, Winn	43 min
Apr 9, 6:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Red River and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 8, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard, Little River	48 min
Apr 8, 10:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Ashley, Union	38 days

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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.