Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 1997, 10:34 AM CST for Franklin County, Red River County, Texas. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 1997, 10:34 AM CST (16:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 1997, 11:15 AM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Franklin County, TX, Red River County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:45 AM CST | Hail 1 | Hagansport, TX | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM CST | Hail 1 | Clarksville, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 2, 8:40 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 8:40 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 840 AM CST SUN MAR 2 1997 H500 LOW OVER W TX ATTM WITH H850 LOW OVER SE TX. AS UPR LVL TROF AND COLD POCKET BGN PULLING TO THE E WILL LIKELY SEE AN INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SVR WX LATE THIS MRNG AND ERLY THIS AFTN. NEW ETA HAS THIS H500 LOW OVER NE TX BY 00Z TONIGHT WITH VORT MAX WORKING ACRS SE TX AND INTO SW LA BY THIS EVNG. HEAVY RAIN SHUD PRECEDE THIS FTR ACRS SRN 1/2 OF CWA. SEE NO REASON TO MAKE SIG CHANGES TO GOING FCST EXCEPT TO TWEAK TEMPS AS HIGHS WIL LIKELY NOT GET AS WARM AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT ACRS NRN LA. 18
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 9:35 AM CST, 59 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-011715- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1000 AM CST SUN MAR 2 1997 ALTHOUGH A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY...MOISTURE REMAINS ABUNDANT OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA. ALSO A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS WILL BE MOVING OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. VERY COLD AIR ALOFT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP DESTABILZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS OVER THE REGION CONTRIBUTING TO A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOS. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE NEEDED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT.
Local storm report, Mar 2, 9:50 AM CST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
950 AM CST SUN MAR 02 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0950 AM MINEOLA TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/02/97 WOOD
02Special weather statement, Mar 2, 9:50 AM CST, 44 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-021645- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 950 AM CST SUN MAR 2 1997 A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF WESTERN TEXAS DURING THE DAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING. A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS PRODUCING A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS MAY BECOME SEVERE TODAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. HOWEVER...LATER IN THE DAY ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE WIND PATTERN ALOFT BECOMES MORE FAVORABLE FOR ROTATION. THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION. 18
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 9:51 AM CST, 43 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-021645- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 950 AM CST SUN MAR 2 1997 A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF WESTERN TEXAS DURING THE DAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING. A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS PRODUCING A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS MAY BECOME SEVERE TODAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. HOWEVER...LATER IN THE DAY ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE WIND PATTERN ALOFT BECOMES MORE FAVORABLE FOR ROTATION. THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE FOUR STATE R@EGION. 18
Local storm report, Mar 2, 9:52 AM CST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
950 AM CST SUN MAR 02 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0950 AjM MINEOLA TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/02/97 WOOD
02Special weather statement, Mar 2, 10:00 AM CST, 34 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-011715- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1000 AM CST SUN MAR 2 1997 ALTHOUGH A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY...MOISTURE REMAINS ABUNDANT OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA. ALSO A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS WILL BE MOVING OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. VERY COLD AIR ALOFT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP DESTABILZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS OVER THE REGION CONTRIBUTING TO A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOS. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE NEEDED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 5:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Panola, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Rusk | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 8:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Smith, Wood | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 9:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Wood | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 9:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Wood | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 10:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Panola, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Red River | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 12:10 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Webster | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Union | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, Webster | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Claiborne | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 9:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Webster | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, De Soto, Red River | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 12:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Webster | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 5:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Columbia, Lafayette | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:47 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Sevier | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Columbia, Lafayette | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Union | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia, Union | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 2:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 2:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 2:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River | 39 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.