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Natchitoches Heavy Rainfall Event Of March 11, 2012

Natchitoches Weather Summary for March 11, 2012
Heavy rainfall event:  Occurs during 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on March 11, 2012
Official NWS for Natchitoches, La.  rainfall total:  2.44 inches during the past 24-hours ending at 8 am on 3/12/2012.

Here's the official National Weather Service Rainfall Summary Regarding This Heavy Rainfall Event At Natchitoches, Louisiana:

ZCZC NEWHYDORN SOUTTAA00 KORN DDHHMM
24 HOUR RAINFALL COLLECTIVE ENDING AT 12Z
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER
11:00 AM Central Daylight Time Mon Mar 12 2012
.BR ORN 20120312 DH12/PP
:
: ID     PRECIP
:
JENL1   3.77   : JEANERETTE EX.STA (MA)  29.95 -91.72
OPLL1   3.30   : OPELOUSAS- LA (LA)  30.51 -92.09
LAOC03   3.23  : DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (LA)  32.53 -93.07
NLUL1   3.23   : MONROE N.E. LA UNIV (LA)  32.53 -92.07
GRGM6   3.16   : STEELE BAYOU/GRACE (MS)  32.93 -90.97
LAOC01   2.83  : SWARTZ 2.0 SSW (LA)  32.54 -92.00
IAH     2.81   : HOUSTON ASOS (TX)  29.99 -95.36
MLU     2.79   : MONROE FAA (LA)  32.52 -92.05
LAOC05   2.73  : MONROE 2.4 WNW (LA)  32.53 -92.12
AYIT2   2.65   : AYISH BAYOU/SAN AUGUSTINE (TX)  31.40 -94.15
DRKT2   2.58   : SABINE N RAWS/DREKA (TX)  31.70 -93.91
LAOC06   2.58  : MONROE 3.2 NW (LA)  32.55 -92.12
LCH     2.46   : LAKE CHARLES WSO (LA)  30.12 -93.22
ICHL1   2.44   : NATCHITOCHES (LA) 
LANT02   2.44  : NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE (LA) 
JEAL1   2.42   : JENA 4WSW (LA)  31.67 -92.20
JSBL1   2.38   : JONESBORO 4ENE (LA)  32.25 -92.65
LSVL1   2.35   : LEESVILLE 5ENE (LA)  31.05 -93.2

March 12, 2012 -- Cane River Lake at downtown Natchitoches, LA:   the official level reading at downtown Natchitoches, La.  on Monday, March 12 is near 8.00 ft depth.    Interesting enough is that the level was near 1.40 ft depth during fall of last year.   Cane River Lake was closed by officials to boating traffic on Mon., March 12, 2012 due to high water.

Red River at Grand Ecore, LA: 
Observed and Forecast Stages Observed Data:
|Date     (TIME CST)|   |Stage|     |--Flow-|    |Flood Stage|
 03/12/12     08:00        22.04ft     27.7kcfs          33.00

Low pressure spinning over Kansas during Sunday, March 11, 2012 caused the heavy rainfall event here.



NWS Doppler Radar Rainfall
Estimate On March 11, 2012.

348 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012

SYNOPSIS... A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.  AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EJECTING OUT INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS.  THE WATER VAPOR SHOWS THE UPPER LOW STILL OVER SW KN...DEEPENING SINCE THIS MORNING.  STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN  SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH 00Z OR 7 PM CDT.  TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 71 UNTIL 7 PM FOR PORTIONS OF  NORTHEAST TEXAS...ALL OF DEEP EAST AND ALL OF OUR NORTHERN  LOUISIANA PARISHES.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Was Issured:
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
438 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NATCHITOCHES...
  CENTRAL SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA


Natchitoches Weather Summary For March 8-9, 2012

Natchitoches Weather Summary For March 8, 2012
Official National Weather Service Data....
March 8, 2012 --  A STORMY EVENING WITH DRIZZLE, RAIN, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING OBSERVED.  A SHARP EVENING COLD FRONT TEMPERATURE DROP AT NATCHITOCHES, LA OCCURRED.  The  8:00 PM CST TEMPERATURE WAS 73°F AND BY  9:09 PM CST, THE TEMPERATURE HAD FALLEN TO 53°F AT NATCHITOCHES.

Heavy Rainfall Occurred At Natchitoches, Louisiana on Mar. 8-9. 2012.  Here's the official National Weather Service rainfall summary for the City of Natchitoches, La. from NWS cooperative observer weather data indicating a 24-hour total of 2.09 inches from this heavy rainfall event:

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SRUS44 KSHV 091504
RRMSHV
MISCELLANEOUS HYDROLOGIC DATA REPORT...UPDATED FOR LATE REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012
RAINFALL REPORTS FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 800 AM.

NORTHERN LOUISIANA:
STATION               RAINFALL     STATION
                    SAT.    MAN.                       SAT.    MAN.
                    GAGE    GAGE                       GAGE    GAGE
ARCADIA                     1.75   KORAN                       1.80
ASHLAND                        M   LAKE D`ARBONNE      2.52
BENSON 2E              M           LILLIE 1E           0.83
BENTLEY 3E          2.56           LOGANSPORT                  2.40
BENTON 5E                      M   MANY 9WSW                      M
BLACK LAKE          2.48           MIDPOINT               M
BLANCHARD 3E        1.29           MONROE                      2.73
BLANCHARD 3W        1.12    1.35   NATCHITOCHES #2             2.09CADDO LAKE                     M   NATCHITOCHES RAWS   2.79
CADDO LAKE #2       1.30           POLLOCK 1N          2.23
CALHOUN                     2.60   QUITMAN                        M
COLFAX                         M   RED RIVER LOCK 1            2.00
COLUMBIA LOCKS      2.57    2.80   RED RIVER LOCK 2            1.85
COUSHATTA-RED RVR.  1.80           RED RIVER LOCK 3    1.76
CREW LAKE 2W        2.94           RED RIVER LOCK 4    1.87
FARMERVILLE                    M   RED RIVER LOCK 5       M
GUM SPRINGS RAWS    4.17           RODESSA 3E                  2.26
HODGES GARDENS                 M   RODESSA             1.35
HOMER RAWS          1.66           RUSTON-LA TECH              2.04
HOMER 1N                    1.67   SAILES                      2.55
JAMESTOWN                      M   SPRINGHILL 3E       1.52
JONESBORO 4ENE              2.26   TAYLORTOWN                     M
JOYCE 4NE           4.18