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5/7/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Houma BWA
NWS: Gusty winds, hail, lightning this afternoon, evening
Water news for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 updated 146 pm EDT
National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook issued 416 am May 7
The chance for an isolated thunderstorm or two will be possible late
this afternoon and evening. Primary threats will be gusty winds, hail and frequent lightning if any thunderstorms do develop.
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase Wednesday afternoon and evening over East Texas and North Louisiana, ahead of a weak cold front and associated upper level disturbance. Some of these storms may become severe, before diminishing late. Additional showers and thunderstorms should redevelop Thursday afternoon and evening over the region near the
slow moving front, with the severe weather threat again possible over these areas. This will diminish Thursday night as the front shifts south of the region.
Impacting Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle Parishes.
Drinking Water Matters
Terrebonne Parish: A BWA was issued yesterday in Houma following a line repair. The advisory impacts customers connecting on Highridge Street, Mary Carmen Street, Dover Drive and Anthony Street until further notice.
WT USA Flows and Flood Tracker provisional data from the network of USGS streamflow monitors
Seventy-six streamflow gauges record flooding in the USA Tuesday afternoon, up from seventy-three this morning. WT tracks the nation's most common natural disaster dynamics through the states of New York, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana. As of this report, we are watching six active flooding events recorded on the network, all in Louisiana.
Allen Parish: Flooding ended near Kinder around 845 am CDT this morning. Calcasieu River is still overflowing the channel upstream near Glenmora, the top end of watershed Region 4. Sabine River continues to flood from the mid-channel station near Burkeville, flooding through the mid channel near Bon Wier, TX and more than two and a half feet over the channel near Ruliff, TX. Watershed Region 1 sees flooding in the northwest, Bayou Dorcheat still runs ten inches over flood stage near Springhill in Webster Parish. Bayou Bodcau continues to flood six feet four inches over the basin near Shreveport in Bossier Parish.
As many drinking water facilities are supplied from surface water reservoirs, the streamflow situation is pertinent to both drinking water supply and quality. High flows can stir up sediment and cause turbidity in the reservoirs, requiring additional treatments to render the water potable. Low flow volume is linked to warmer temperatures in the reservoir and can be an issue for water quality where HABs are present. WT tracks streamflow trends with an eye to the impacts on drinking water supply and quality in each of the state's watersheds. Check the watershed layer on the map to see the direction of flow and streamflows that may be impacting drinking water today.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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