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River Flood Warning 97, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 5, 2025Bossier Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT for Bossier Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 6, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
In effect from: May 6, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 7, 2025, 10:32 AM CDT
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Bossier Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 5, 3:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 3:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 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
May 5, 2:00 AM CDT	Flood Watch	SHV	Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more	53 hr
May 5, 11:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus	5 days
May 5, 9:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	9 days
May 5, 11:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Webster	4 days
May 5, 11:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster	71 hr
May 5, 2:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Caddo, De Soto	4 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.