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5/6/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Sabine River flooding near Burkeville, TX
NWS: Severe thunderstorms tonight
Water news for Monday, May 6, 2024 1001 am EDT
National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook issued 4 am May 6
Isolated thunderstorms are possible later this afternoon through at least early this evening. While a stray severe storm cannot be ruled out, the best chance for severe thunderstorms exists late tonight, mainly north and west of the I-30 corridor which includes Southeast Oklahoma, far Northeast Texas and portions of Southwest Arkansas.
Additional probabilities of strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible late Wednesday into Thursday and Thursday Night. A cold front will begin pushing into the region from the northwest and strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible along and in advance of this feature. In addition to severe weather chances, locally heavy rainall will also be likely late Wednesday through late Thursday.
Impacting Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle Parishes.
WT USA Flows and Flood Tracker provisional data from the network of USGS streamflow monitors
Seventy-eight streamflow gauges record flooding in the USA Monday, down from eighty-four Saturday and ninety-three Friday. WT tracks the nation's most common natural disaster dynamics through the states of New York, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana. As of this report, another new flooding has registered on the Louisiana streamflow network. There are currently seven active floodings on our radar, all recorded in Louisiana.
Region 4 watershed includes the area of Louisiana drained by the west boundary, Sabine River, running to the Gulf of Mexico. Sabine River has been flooding at various locations in the Louisiana channel since the end of January 2024. Last week just one station recorded flow above flood stage at the lower end near Ruliff, TX. Over the last few days, flooding has progressed upstream to the station near Bon Wier, TX and early Sunday morning flood stage was breached near Burkeville, TX. Also in watershed Region 4, Calcasieu River continues to flood, currently on the fifth overflow event of 2024, running close to two feet over the channel in the upper basin near Glenmora. Downstream near Kinder, Calcasieu River runs half a foot above flood stage. In watershed Region 1, Bayou Dorcheat and Bayou Bodcau continue to flood northwest Louisiana near Springhill and Shreveport, running nine inches over and six feet nine inches over the channels, respectively.
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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