Natchitoches Weather Summary For May 10, 2013; Heavy Rainfall Event

Natchitoches Weather Summary For May 10, 2013
Official NWS rainfall & temperature data for the City of Natchitoches, La. (not TV station unofficial weather watcher data)
Heavy Rainfall Event at Natchitoches...2.86" rainfall amount for the past 24-hour period ending at 8:00 AM CDT today, May 10, 2013.   Here's the official rainfall amount for the City of Natchitoches, La. from the National Weather Service:
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SRUS44 KSHV 101512
RRMSHV
MISCELLANEOUS HYDROLOGIC DATA REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1012 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 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                     0.16   KORAN                          M
ASHLAND                     0.62   LAKE D`ARBONNE      0.62
BENTLEY 3E          2.31           LILLIE 1E           0.13
BENTON 5E                   0.14   LOGANSPORT                  0.72
BLACK LAKE             M           MANY 9WSW                   0.69
BLANCHARD 3E           M           MONROE-ULM                     M
BLANCHARD 3W           M       M   MONROE                      0.46
CADDO LAKE                  0.27   NATCHITOCHES #2             2.86
CADDO LAKE #2       0.21           NATCHITOCHES RAWS   1.12
CALHOUN                        M   POLLOCK 1N          1.84
COLUMBIA LOCKS         M    1.12   QUITMAN                        M
COUSHATTA-RED RVR.     M           RED RIVER LOCK 3    1.84
CREW LAKE 2W           M           RED RIVER LOCK 4       M
FARMERVILLE                    M   RED RIVER LOCK 5       M
GUM SPRINGS RAWS    2.33           ROBSON                         M
HODGES GARDENS                 M   RODESSA             0.19
HOMER RAWS          0.23           RUSTON-LA TECH              0.35
HOMER 1N                    0.25   SAILES                         M
JAMESTOWN                      M   SPRINGHILL 3E       0.40
JONESBORO 4ENE                 M   TAYLORTOWN                     M
JOYCE 4NE              M           VIVIAN                      2.15
KEITHVILLE             M    0.50   WEST MONROE                    M



National Weather Service Doppler Radar estimate of rainfall to 11:10 AM CDT on Friday, May 10, 2013...2.86" of rainfall was recorded at Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Here's the official temperature & rainfall amount for the City of Natchitoches, La. from the National Weather Service:
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SHUS44 KSHV 101644
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1144 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              77    62       63        0.62
BENTON 5E            76    65       67        0.14
CALHOUN              76    43       48        0.60
COLUMBIA LOCK        81    63       65        1.12
HOMER 1N             78    63       66        0.25
MINDEN               77    62       65        0.12
MOORINGSPORT         74    65       68        0.27
NATCHITOCHES #2      77    64       65        2.86
RED RVR RESEARCH     77    66       68        0.27
RUSTON - LA TECH     77    61       63        0.35
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     76    63       65        0.42
May 10, 2013 --- A stormy early morning (12:20 AM CDT) with showers & thunderstorms ongoing from the late evening hours of May 9.  It was very breezy at times this early morning in Natchitoches.  At 1:55 AM CDT, the wind was blowing from the SE 23 G 36 mph.  Cloudy skies prevailed the morning of Friday, May 10 at Natchitoches, La. with very little sunshine observed during the 8:00 AM CDT hour.  For the 24-hour period ending at 8:00 AM CDT, the official National Weather Service data for the City of Natchitoches, La. is:  Rainfall 2.86", high temperature 77.3°F and low temperature at 63.6°F.  At 8:00 AM CDT today, the sky was most cloudy (some clearing towards the west sky), temperature at 65.3°F, barometer at 29.96" and the wind was calm.  At 10:50 AM CDT, temperature at 71.4°F, the sky was mostly cloudy, wind from the WSW (250 degrees) at 3 MPH (3 KT) and barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.00 in. Hg (1015 hPa).  At 12:00 PM CDT, the sky was cloudy, temperature at 73.5°F,  wind WSW at 3 MPH and the barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 29.99 in. Hg (1015 hPa).