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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Shreveport, LA

January 4, 1993Miller County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 4, 1993, 7:46 AM CST for Miller County, Arkansas. It was in force for 59 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 1993, 7:46 AM CST (13:46 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 1993, 8:45 AM CST
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Whole counties

County Miller County, AR

The nearest sounding before it

Longview/Gregg, TX (KGGG), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 126 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Longview/Gregg, TX at 12:00Z on 1993-01-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 285 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Longview/Gregg, TX at 12:00Z on 1993-01-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 265 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
285 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
359 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 4, 2:39 AM CST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
OKZ040-021-034-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-
002-003-004-005-006-041000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
240 AM CST MON JAN 4 1992

...BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER EAST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

AT 235 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED A
BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED TO THE WEST OF A LINE
FROM NORMAN AND ASHDOWN ARKANSAS TO NEW BOSTON...WINONA AND BUFFALO TEXAS.
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WITHIN THIS 30 MILE WIDE BAND WAS LOCATED 5
MILES EAST OF ATHENS TEXAS AND WAS LIKELY PRODUING HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHER
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WERE ALSO PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS WERE
LOCATED BETWEEN HAWORTH OKLAHOMA AND FOREMAN ARKANSAS AND FROM JUST NORTH
OF TALCO TEXAS SOUTHWARD THROUGH MT VERNON AND QUITMAN TO WEST OF
FRANKSTON TEXAS.

THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
ALSO...WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WERE INDICATED OVER
EAST TEXAS BETWEEN LONGVIEW AND SCOTTSVILLE AND OVER SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS NEAR FOUKE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ARKLATEX
THIS MORNING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND FORECASTS.
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 3:40 AM CST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
OKZ040-021-034-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-
002-003-004-005-006-041100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
340 AM CST MON JAN 4 1992

...SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER EAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

AT 335 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED A
BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED TO THE WEST OF A LINE
FROM PIKE AND FOREMAN ARKANSAS TO MAUD...WINONA AND PALESTINE TEXAS. THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WITHIN THIS 30 MILE WIDE BAND WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
SOUTH OF LINDALE TEXAS AND WAS LIKELY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHER
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WERE ALSO PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS WERE
LOCATED FROM NORTHEAST OF EAGLETOWN OKLAHOMA SOUTHWESTWARD TO BETWEEN
CLARKSVILLE AND AVERY TEXAS ON TO MT VERNON...QUITMAN AND TYLER TEXAS.

THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
.
THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HAD BEEN MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA DURING THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS. AS A RESULT...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS
MAY RESULT THIS MORNING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THE SAME AREA.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA LATER THIS MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
IS POSSIBLE IN THE ARKALTEX TODAY.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND FORECASTS.
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 4:40 AM CST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
OKZ040-021-034-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-
002-003-004-005-006-041200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
445 AM CST MON JAN 4 1992

...SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER EAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

AT 435 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED A
BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM
PIKE AND OKAY ARKANSAS TO ATLANTA...GLADEWATER...AND FRNAKSTON TEXAS. THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THIS AREA WERE LOCATED WEST OF PITTSBURG
TEXAS AND JUST SOUTH OF GILMER TEXAS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
NEAR VAN TEXA AND NORTH OF FRANKSTON TEXAS. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE LIKELY
PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HAD BEEN MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA DURING THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS. AS A RESULT...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS
MAY RESULT THIS MORNING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THE SAME AREA.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPE4CTED TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA LATER THIS MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
IS POSSIBLE IN THE ARKALTEX TODAY.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND FORECASTS.
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 5:52 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
OKZ040-021-034-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-
002-003-004-005-006-041300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
550 AM CST MON JAN 4 1992

...SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER PORTIONS OF EAST TEXAS
...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPED OVER SOUTH ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS TODAY...

AT 545 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT CONTINUED TO
SHOW A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST OF A ANTOINE ARKANSAS
TO TEXARKANA...ON TO HUGHES SPRINGS AND TYLER TEXAS LINE. THE STRONGEST
STORMS IN THIS BAND WERE LOCATED FROM NAPLES TO NORTH OF PITTSBURG TEXAS
AND WERE LIKELY PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED
NORTH OF BIG SANDY TEXAS AND WEST OF WINONA TEXAS. THESE STORMS WERE LIKELY
PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.
.
IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED DURING
THE PAST HOUR OVER SOUTH ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. THIS AREA
WAS ALONG AND 20 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM MAGNOLIA ARKANSAS TO
CONVERSE LOUISIANA.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES
AN HOUR.

THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED OVER THE SAME AREA DURING
THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. AS A RESULT...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE OVER EAST TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND FORECASTS.
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 6:33 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
OKZ040-021-034-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-
002-003-004-005-006-041400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
635 AM CST MON JAN 4 1992

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS TODAY...

AT 630 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT CONTINUED TO
SHOW A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...AND EAST TEXAS TO THE WEST OF AN ARKADELPHIA ARKANSAS TO TEXARKANA
ON TO LINDEN...WINONA AND ELKHART TEXAS LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WITHIN
THIS BAND...WHICH WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WERE LOCATED FROM MAUD
TO OMAHA TEXAS AND FROM PITTSBURG TO GILMER TEXAS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WHICH WERE PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST
MCCURTAIN COUNTY OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST OF TYLER TEXAS.

ALSO INDICATED BY RADAR WAS A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS OVER
SOUTH ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. THIS 40 MILE WIDE AREA WAS LOCATED
TO THE EAST OF A SPARKMAN AND CANFIELD ARKANSAS ON TO  OIL CITY LOUISIANA
TO CENTER TEXAS LINE. MODERATE SHOWERS WERE LOCATED NEAR CAMDEN AND
SOUTHEAST OF CANFIELD ARKANSAS.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES
AN HOUR.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAD MOVED OVER THE SAME AREA DURING THE PAST SEVERAL
HOURS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS XIS LIKELY THIS MORNING
AS THE RAINFALL CONTINUES. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ARKLATEX IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND FORECASTS.
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 7:05 AM CST, 41 minutes before
OKZ040-021-034-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-
002-003-004-005-006-041400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
705 AM CST MON JAN 4 1992

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CASS COUNTY TEXAS...

AT 655 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS...BETWEEN HUGHES SPRINGS AND LINDEN. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AS WELL AS SMALL HAIL.
THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR CASS COUNTY TEXAS WITHIN THE HOUR.
PERSONS IN THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH ARKANSAS THIS MORNING.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 8:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo66 min
Jan 4, 9:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVClaiborne57 min
Jan 4, 7:38 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSHVHoward, Little River, Sevier3 hr
Jan 4, 8:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Nevada61 min
Jan 4, 7:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass66 min
Jan 4, 7:38 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie, Cass3 hr
Jan 4, 8:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVPanola, Rusk, Shelby77 min
Jan 4, 8:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison66 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.