Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service: Shreveport: Sabine River below Longview

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Weather Forecast Office Shreveport, LA

West Gulf River Forecast Center

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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Sabine River below Longview are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	35
Moderate Flood Stage:	30
Flood Stage:	25
Action Stage:	23

Historical Crests
(1) 40.00 ft on 05/02/1966
(2) 36.70 ft on 05/12/1990
(3) 36.00 ft on 05/25/1989
(4) 35.80 ft on 12/17/1971
(5) 34.60 ft on 03/08/2001
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.6 ft on 08/31/1984
(2) 2.8 ft on 07/02/1984
(3) 2.9 ft on 07/22/1978

Sabine River below Longview location map

Flood Impacts

41.0	EXTREME FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS WITH NUMEROUS ROADWAYS CLOSED INCLUDING INTERSTATE 20. SEVERAL TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND WILL BE FLOODED. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR RECORD FLOODING SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
35.0	EXPECT SEVERE FLOODING OF SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES OF RIVER BOTTOM ALONG WITH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT...SECONDARY ROADWAYS...AND SEVERAL STRUCTURES. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED FOR A MAJOR FLOODING EVENT.
31.0	FLOODING OF RIVER BOTTOMS AND LOWLANDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
28.0	LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. OIL FIELD OPERATIONS WILL BE CURTAILED AND TIMBER RESOURCES WILL SUFFER SEVERE FLOODING. FISHERMAN SHOULD USE CAUTION AS CURRENTS ARE SWIFT.
25.0	EXPECT MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WITH BOAT RAMPS FLOODED.

About This Location

Latitude: 32.416700° N, Longitude: 94.709700° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	25 ft	Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum	Elevation (gauge height = 0)	Elevation (gauge height = flood stage)	Elevation information source
NAVD88	N/A	N/A	Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29	220 ft	245 ft	Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL	N/A	N/A	Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other	N/A	N/A

Other Data Sources:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Longview

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NWS Information

National Weather Service
Shreveport Weather Forecast Office
5655 Hollywood Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71109
(318) 631-3669
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