Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 26, 1994, 10:00 PM CST for Caldwell Parish, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 75 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 1994, 10:00 PM CST (04:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 1994, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Caldwell Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 276 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 967 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 26, 6:45 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>027-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 645 PM CST WED JAN 26 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION... AT 640 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT CONTINUED TO INDICATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAINFALL AREA EXTENDED FROM EL DORADO ARKANSAS TO DUBACH...CHATHAM...CYPRESS AND FLORIEN LOUISIANA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED 10 MILES WEST OF TEXARKANA... NEAR OIL CITY AND NEAR LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA AND NEAR TIMPSON TEXAS. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. RAINFALL OF NEAR 1 INCH IN ONE HOURS TIME WAS REPORTED AT NASH ARKANSAS. ALSO ELECTRIC POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT NEAR HOOKS TEXAS. . ALSO A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED OVER THE EAST END OF LAKE O THE PINES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS. THIS STORM WAS LIKELY PRODUCING SMALL HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE OVERALL SPEED OF THE RAINFALL SYSTEM HAS SLOWED ITS FORWARD SPEED TO THE SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 5 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDER- STORM CELLS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THIS IS ON TOP OF RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES RECEIVED DURING TUESDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE WEE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS WILL VERY LIKELY DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SECONDARY ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME OVERFLOW TONIGHT IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALSO THE RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TIME HOURS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT IF THE RAINS DO NOT END. ALSO SMALL RIVERS THAT HEADWATER IN THE OUACHITA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS SUCH AS THE MOUNTAIN FORK...THE COSSATOT AND THE SALINE WILL SEE VERY SIGINIFICANT RISES IN STAGE TONIGHT. ALSO A VERY STEEP RISE CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LITTLE RIVER IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE ARKLATEX REGION UNTIL 1100 PM.
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 7:03 PM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>027-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 645 PM CST WED JAN 26 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION... AT 640 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT CONTINUED TO INDICATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAINFALL AREA EXTENDED FROM EL DORADO ARKANSAS TO DUBACH...CHATHAM...CYPRESS AND FLORIEN LOUISIANA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED 10 MILES WEST OF TEXARKANA... NEAR OIL CITY AND NEAR LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA AND NEAR TIMPSON TEXAS. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. RAINFALL OF NEAR 1 INCH IN ONE HOURS TIME WAS REPORTED AT NASH ARKANSAS. ALSO ELECTRIC POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT NEAR HOOKS TEXAS. . ALSO A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED 10 MILES NORTH OF LONGVIEW TEXAS. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS LIKELY NEAR SEVERE LIMITS AND IS PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER. THE OVERALL SPEED OF THE RAINFALL SYSTEM HAS SLOWED ITS FORWARD SPEED TO THE SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 5 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDER- STORM CELLS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THIS IS ON TOP OF RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES RECEIVED DURING TUESDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE WEE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS WILL VERY LIKELY DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SECONDARY ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME OVERFLOW TONIGHT IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALSO THE RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TIME HOURS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT IF THE RAINS DO NOT END. ALSO SMALL RIVERS THAT HEADWATER IN THE OUACHITA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS SUCH AS THE MOUNTAIN FORK...THE COSSATOT AND THE SALINE WILL SEE VERY SIGINIFICANT RISES IN STAGE TONIGHT. ALSO A VERY STEEP RISE CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LITTLE RIVER IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS.
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 7:08 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>027-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 645 PM CST WED JAN 26 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION... AT 640 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT CONTINUED TO INDICATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAINFALL AREA EXTENDED FROM EL DORADO ARKANSAS TO DUBACH...CHATHAM...CYPRESS AND FLORIEN LOUISIANA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED 10 MILES WEST OF TEXARKANA... NEAR OIL CITY AND NEAR LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA AND NEAR TIMPSON TEXAS. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. RAINFALL OF NEAR 1 INCH IN ONE HOURS TIME WAS REPORTED AT NASH ARKANSAS. ALSO ELECTRIC POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT NEAR HOOKS TEXAS. . ALSO A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED 10 MILES NORTH OF LONGVIEW TEXAS. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS LIKELY NEAR SEVERE LIMITS AND IS PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER. THE OVERALL SPEED OF THE RAINFALL SYSTEM HAS SLOWED ITS FORWARD SPEED TO THE SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 5 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDER- STORM CELLS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THIS IS ON TOP OF RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES RECEIVED DURING TUESDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE WEE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS WILL VERY LIKELY DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SECONDARY ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME OVERFLOW TONIGHT IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALSO THE RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TIME HOURS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT IF THE RAINS DO NOT END. ALSO SMALL RIVERS THAT HEADWATER IN THE OUACHITA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS SUCH AS THE MOUNTAIN FORK...THE COSSATOT AND THE SALINE WILL SEE VERY SIGINIFICANT RISES IN STAGE TONIGHT. ALSO A VERY STEEP RISE CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LITTLE RIVER IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE ARKLATEX REGION UNTIL 1100 PM.
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 7:22 PM CST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>027-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 645 PM CST WED JAN 26 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION... AT 640 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT CONTINUED TO INDICATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAINFALL AREA EXTENDED FROM EL DORADO ARKANSAS TO DUBACH...CHATHAM...CYPRESS AND FLORIEN LOUISIANA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED 10 MILES WEST OF TEXARKANA... NEAR OIL CITY AND NEAR LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA AND NEAR TIMPSON TEXAS. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. RAINFALL OF NEAR 1 INCH IN ONE HOURS TIME WAS REPORTED AT NASH ARKANSAS. ALSO ELECTRIC POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT NEAR HOOKS TEXAS. . ALSO A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED OVER THE EAST END OF LAKE O THE PINES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS. THIS STORM WAS LIKELY PRODUCING SMALL HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE OVERALL SPEED OF THE RAINFALL SYSTEM HAS SLOWED ITS FORWARD SPEED TO THE SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 5 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDER- STORM CELLS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THIS IS ON TOP OF RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES RECEIVED DURING TUESDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE WEE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS WILL VERY LIKELY DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SECONDARY ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME OVERFLOW TONIGHT IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALSO THE RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TIME HOURS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT IF THE RAINS DO NOT END. ALSO SMALL RIVERS THAT HEADWATER IN THE OUACHITA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS SUCH AS THE MOUNTAIN FORK...THE COSSATOT AND THE SALINE WILL SEE VERY SIGINIFICANT RISES IN STAGE TONIGHT. ALSO A VERY STEEP RISE CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LITTLE RIVER IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. . A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE ARKLATEX REGION UNTIL 1100 PM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 8:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 64 min |
| Jan 26, 8:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | De Soto | 64 min |
| Jan 26, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Webster | 59 min |
| Jan 26, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Red River | 59 min |
| Jan 26, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Jackson, Winn | 67 min |
| Jan 26, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lincoln | 75 min |
| Jan 26, 11:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Franklin, Richland | 69 min |
| Jan 26, 11:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne | 69 min |
| Jan 26, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Madison, Tensas | 42 min |
| Jan 27, 2:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Tensas | 42 min |
| Jan 27, 4:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Natchitoches, Winn | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Sabine | 5 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass | 65 min |
| Jan 26, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie | 59 min |
| Jan 26, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Rusk | 59 min |
| Jan 26, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 59 min |
| Jan 26, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 75 min |
| Jan 26, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.