Heavy Precipitation Event For April 10-11, 2013 At Natchitoches, Louisiana, April 11, 2013 Heavy Rain At Natchitoches, Louisiana Official NWS totals

Heavy Precipitation Event For April 10-11, 2013 At Natchitoches, Louisiana;  3.37 inches of rainfall observed at Natchitoches, La.
National Weather Service
official data for Natchitoches, La.

April 11, 2013 -- Heavy rainfall occurred from 9 PM-11:59 PM with periods of rain showers and thunderstorms some having heavy rainfall amounts at Natchitoches, Louisiana during April 10-11, 2013.  A strong cold front passage occurred at 7:15 PM CDT on Apr. 10 dropping the temperature 34.9 degrees during the evening from the official NWS high of 81°F (occurring the afternoon of Apr. 10)  to  46.1°F observed at 11:59 PM CDT on Apr. 10th.
Thunderstorms with frequent lightning was observed during the 10:00 PM & 11:00 PM CDT hours of Apr. 10.  Rain continued into the morning hours of April 11, 2013.  At 8:00 AM CDT on Apr. 11, rain was observed and the temperature was an official NWS reading of 43.2°F at Natchitoches, La.

Here's the official temperature & rainfall reports for this event for Natchitoches, La.  from the National Weather Service in Shreveport, Louisiana:

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SRUS44 KSHV 111341
RRMSHV
MISCELLANEOUS HYDROLOGIC DATA REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013
RAINFALL REPORTS FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 800 AM.
NORTHERN LOUISIANA:
STATION               RAINFALL     STATION  RAINFALL
                    SAT.    MAN.                       SAT.    MAN.
                    GAGE    GAGE                       GAGE    GAGE
ARCADIA                     3.00   KORAN                          M
ASHLAND                        M   LAKE D`ARBONNE      1.84
BENTLEY 3E          0.99           LILLIE 1E           1.62
BENTON 5E                   2.77   LOGANSPORT                  1.75
BLACK LAKE             M           MANY 9WSW                      M
BLANCHARD 3E           M           MONROE-ULM                     M
BLANCHARD 3W           M       M   MONROE                      2.77
CADDO LAKE                  1.30   NATCHITOCHES #2             3.37
CADDO LAKE #2       0.44           NATCHITOCHES RAWS   3.50
CALHOUN                        M   POLLOCK 1N          0.91
COLUMBIA LOCKS         M    2.70   QUITMAN                        M
COUSHATTA-RED RVR.     M           RED RIVER LOCK 3    0.93
CREW LAKE 2W           M           RED RIVER LOCK 4    1.54
FARMERVILLE                 2.68   RED RIVER LOCK 5       M
GUM SPRINGS RAWS    2.47           ROBSON                         M
HODGES GARDENS                 M   RODESSA             0.37
HOMER RAWS          2.07           RUSTON-LA TECH                 M
HOMER 1N                    2.15   SAILES                         M
JAMESTOWN                      M   SPRINGHILL 3E          M
JONESBORO 4ENE                 M   TAYLORTOWN                  2.32
JOYCE 4NE              M           VIVIAN                         M
KEITHVILLE             M       M   WEST MONROE                    M
SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY METROPOLITAN AREA:
BARKSDALE AFB               2.12   RED RIVER RESEARCH             M
BOSSIER CITY #2                    RED RIVER-DOWNTOWN     M
BOSSIER-WILLOW CHT  1.72           SHREVEPORT AP               2.20
DOWNTOWN AIRPORT            2.49   SOUTHERN HILLS              1.62
DOWNTOWN-BARNWELL              M   E. 70TH-B. PIERRE   1.37
HAUGHTON 1W            M           W. SHREVEPORT          M
PAW PAW BAYOU          M           UNIV. TERRACE               1.30

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AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              78    42       42        3.52
BENTON 5E            74    41       42        2.77
COLUMBIA LOCK        84    46       46        2.70
FARMERVILLE          85    44       45        2.68
HOMER 1N             80    42       42        2.15
MINDEN               78    43       43        2.10
MOORINGSPORT         74    41       41        1.30
NATCHITOCHES #2      81    43       43        3.37
RED RVR RESEARCH     79    42       42        1.20
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     77    41       41        1.62

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489
SXUS54 KORN 111557
HYDORN
24 HOUR RAINFALL COLLECTIVE ENDING AT 12Z
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER
1056 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013
.BR ORN 20130411 DH12/PPDRW
:
: ID PRECIP
:
LEEL1      3.78  :LEESVILLE              (LA) 
OKCL1      3.53  :OAK GROVE 2WSW         (LA) 
ASHL1      3.52  :ASHLAND                (LA) 
NATL1      3.50  :KISATCH NF NATCHITOC   (LA) 
LAOC03     3.38  :DELTA COMMUNITY COLL   (LA) 
NLUL1      3.38  :MONROE N.E. LA UNIV    (LA) 
ICHL1      3.37  :NACHITOCHES            (LA) 
LANT02     3.37  :NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE    (LA) 
DESA4      3.21  :DES ARC                (AR) 
TBLT2      3.16  :BA STEINHAGEN RSVR     (TX) 
CARA4      3.15  :CALICO ROCK 2 WSW      (AR) 
DNK        3.15  :FORT POLK #3 ASOS      (LA) 
POE        3.05  :FORT POLK AAF          (LA) 
CLKM6      3.03  :CLARKSDALE             (MS) 
EDAA4      3.02  :EUDORA                 (AR) 
ARCL1      3.00  :ARCADIA                (LA) 

Here's a NWS doppler radar estimate of the rainfall that occurred April 10-11, 2013 courtesy of NOAA:


A heavy precipitation event occurrred at Natchitoches, Natchitoches
Parish, Louisiana during April 10-11, 2013. The official NWS
rainfall amount for City of Natchitochs, La. for the 24-hour period
ending at 8:00 AM CDT on April 11, 2013 was 3.37 inches. The official NWS report
can be found above this graphic image.