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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 29, 1994Pike County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 1994, 11:47 PM CDT for Pike County, Arkansas. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 1994, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 1994, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Whole counties

County Pike County, AR

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

Local storm report, May 29, 8:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 9:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 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>027-300330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-
EAST TEXAS UNTIL 300 AM MONDAY MORNING...

AT 905 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED
NO SEVERE WEATHER IN THE ARKLATEX REGION OR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.  RADAR
INDICATED A 15 MILE WIDE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
EXTENDED FROM GRAND CANE LOUISIANA TO NEAR LONGVIEW TEXAS.  STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING
WERE INDICATED IN THE LINE ALONG THE SABINE RIVER REGION 10 MILES
EAST OF LONGVIEW TEXAS.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ELSEWHERE RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...SOME PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS
THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR CROSSET ARKANSAS AND TO FARMERVILLE AND
CALHOUN LOUISIANA.  ALSO RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS OVER LOWER
TOLEDO BEND COUNTRY IN EAST CENTRAL TEXAS THAT EXTENDED FROM
GENEVA TO NEAR JASPER TEXAS.

ELSEWHERE RADAR SHOWED OBVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL
TEXAS THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR MINERAL WELLS TO NEAR THE DALLAS-
FORT WORTH METROPLEX TO NEAR WACO.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF
THE ARKLATEX TONIGHT.  SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND
PRODUCE HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.
Special weather statement, May 29, 9:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 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>027-300330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-
EAST TEXAS UNTIL 300 AM MONDAY MORNING...

AT 905 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED
NO SEVERE WEATHER IN THE ARKLATEX REGION OR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.  RADAR
INDICATED A 15 MILE WIDE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
EXTENDED FROM GRAND CANE LOUISIANA TO NEAR LONGVIEW TEXAS.  STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING
WERE INDICATED IN THE LINE ALONG THE SABINE RIVER REGION 10 MILES
EAST OF LONGVIEW TEXAS.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ELSEWHERE RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...SOME PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS
THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR CROSSET ARKANSAS AND TO FARMERVILLE AND
CALHOUN LOUISIANA.  ALSO RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS OVER LOWER
TOLEDO BEND COUNTRY IN EAST CENTRAL TEXAS THAT EXTENDED FROM
GENEVA TO NEAR JASPER TEXAS.

ELSEWHERE RADAR SHOWED OBVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL
TEXAS THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR MINERAL WELLS TO NEAR THE DALLAS-
FORT WORTH METROPLEX TO NEAR WACO.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF
THE ARKLATEX TONIGHT.  SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND
PRODUCE HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.
Special weather statement, May 29, 10:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 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>027-300500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1035 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 300 AM MONDAY...

AT 1030 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED
NO SEVERE WEATHER IN THE ARKLATEX REGION OR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. RADAR
SHOWED A 20 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED
FROM SOUTHWEST OF LAKE VILLAGE ARKANSAS TO NORTH OF GILLHAM ARKANSAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING SOUTHWEST OF ANTOINE.

MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ALSO...A 50 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM
NEAR ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA ACROSS MANY LOUISIANA AND CENTER TEXAS TO
NEAR TLYER TEXAS. WITHIN THIS AREA THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVU RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE
LOCATED NEAR CENTER TEXAS AND 5 MILES WEST OF CARTHAGE TEXAS. A DECREASE
IN INTENSITY HAD BEEN NOTED DURING THE PAST HOUR.

MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR.

OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...EXTENDED SOUTHWEST OF A
LINE FROM KAUFMAN TEXAS TO NEAR APPLE SPRINGS TEXAS TO NEAR CONROE
TEXAS.

MPVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST NEAR 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF
THE ARKLATEX TONIGHT.  SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND
PRODUCE HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.
Special weather statement, May 29, 10:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 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>027-300500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1035 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 300 AM MONDAY...

AT 1030 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED
NO SEVERE WEATHER IN THE ARKLATEX REGION OR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. RADAR
SHOWED A 20 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED
FROM SOUTHWEST OF LAKE VILLAGE ARKANSAS TO NORTH OF GILLHAM ARKANSAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING SOUTHWEST OF ANTOINE.

MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ALSO...A 50 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM
NEAR ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA ACROSS MANY LOUISIANA AND CENTER TEXAS TO
NEAR TLYER TEXAS. WITHIN THIS AREA THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVU RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE
LOCATED NEAR CENTER TEXAS AND 5 MILES WEST OF CARTHAGE TEXAS. A DECREASE
IN INTENSITY HAD BEEN NOTED DURING THE PAST HOUR.

MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST NEAR 25 MILES AN HOUR.

OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...EXTENDED SOUTHWEST OF A
LINE FROM KAUFMAN TEXAS TO NEAR APPLE SPRINGS TEXAS TO NEAR CONROE
TEXAS.

MPVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST NEAR 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF
THE ARKLATEX TONIGHT.  SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND
PRODUCE HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo58 min
May 30, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaddo60 min
May 30, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier64 min
May 30, 3:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaddo61 min
May 30, 3:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo41 min
May 30, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto63 min
May 30, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVMorehouse, West Carroll55 min
May 30, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVEast Carroll, Madison55 min
May 30, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVMorehouse62 min
May 29, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass64 min
May 30, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass58 min
May 30, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass60 min
May 30, 3:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVCass, Marion3 hr
May 30, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison62 min
May 30, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLafayette, Miller58 min

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