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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 5, 20255 counties in Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2025, 9:49 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 6, 2025, 9:37 AM CDT. It was in force for 59 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2025, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 6, 2025, 9:37 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 8, 2025, 8:21 PM CDT
In force: 59 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Angelina County, TX, Houston County, TX, Polk County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Neches River near Diboll (DIBT2). The gauge peaked at 12.96 ft at Apr 7, 2025, 6:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 11.5 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08033000, 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 5, 6:49 PM CDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 6:49 PM CDT, 3 hours before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 3:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 5, 5:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 5:02 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 6:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 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
Apr 5, 9:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur	7 days
Apr 6, 12:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Cass, Harrison, Marion	10 days
Apr 6, 2:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk	18 hr
Apr 5, 7:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River and 2 more	5 hr
Apr 5, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, LaSalle, Winn	33 min
Apr 5, 8:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle	35 min
Apr 5, 9:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Winn	6 hr
Apr 6, 9:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	7 days
Apr 6, 12:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Natchitoches, Red River	71 hr
Apr 6, 12:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Red River	3 days
Apr 6, 5:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SHV	Lafayette, Miller	29 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.