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WGUS84 KSHV 050129
FLSSHV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
829 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
LOUISIANA...ARKANSAS...
BAYOU DORCHEAT NEAR SPRINGHILL AFFECTING COLUMBIA AND WEBSTER
PARISHES.
FOR THE BAYOU DORCHEAT...INCLUDING SPRINGHILL, DIXIE INN, LAKE
BISTINEAU...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
FOR MORE HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION, COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
ADDRESS INTO YOUR FAVORITE WEB BROWSER URL BAR:
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/SHV
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY EVENING AT 900 PM CDT.
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829 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BAYOU DORCHEAT NEAR SPRINGHILL.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OF PRIVATE BOAT
RAMPS. MOVE LIVESTOCK TO HIGHER GROUND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:00 PM CDT SUNDAY WAS 12.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...BAYOU DORCHEAT AT SPRINGHILL IS EXPECTED TO RISE
TO A CREST OF 12.5 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES
ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER PENDING HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS OVER
THE BASIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
12.4 FEET ON 11/22/2015.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3310 9337 3300 9335 3282 9332 3282 9338
3300 9343
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