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River Flood Warning 52, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 3, 2025Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2025, 8:31 AM CDT for Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 5, 2025, 2:07 PM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2025, 8:31 AM CDT (13:31 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2025, 2:07 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2025, 8:29 AM CDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Major

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 13:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little River at Horatio (HRGA4). The gauge peaked at 29.13 ft at Apr 6, 2025, 6:00 AM CDT.

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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 Apr 3, 7:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 7:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 5:18 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
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      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River24 min
Apr 3, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVRed River51 min
Apr 3, 1:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg67 hr
Apr 3, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVFranklin, Red River, Titus50 min
Apr 3, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion28 min
Apr 3, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion29 min
Apr 3, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion30 min
Apr 3, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion29 min
Apr 3, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Marion57 min
Apr 3, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCass, Marion40 min
Apr 2, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier53 min
Apr 2, 7:15 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSHVColumbia, Lafayette, Nevada, Union45 min
Apr 2, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead, Nevada30 min
Apr 2, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Lafayette, Nevada45 min
Apr 2, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia53 min
Apr 2, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead59 min
Apr 3, 8:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVLittle River, Sevier3 days
Apr 3, 3:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVHoward, Little River, Sevier3 hr
Apr 3, 3:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward30 min
Apr 3, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada44 min
Apr 3, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada50 min
Apr 3, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVHempstead, Lafayette, Nevada15 min
Apr 3, 4:59 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVColumbia, Lafayette, Nevada20 min

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.