Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Shreveport, LA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
905 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998

WINDS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DROPPING OFF AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH THE DRY AIR OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...MAY
NEED TO LOWER TEMPS A TAD ACROSS NORTH LA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH AR.
MORNING GRIDDED DATA INDICATES THAT A MID CLOUD DECK WILL BEGIN
SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SO
PROBABLY NEED TO CHANGE WORDING SOME FOR NORTH LA.

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ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>019-021-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-260715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1219 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST
FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA GENEARLLY WEST AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR
PRESCOTT TO FOUKE ARKNASAS AND LONGVIEW TEXAS...

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL
600 AM CST FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
GENERALLY EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR DANGERFIELD TO
LONGVIEW AND RUSK TEXAS...

AT 1215 AM CST DOPPLER RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A LARGE
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. THE AREA EXTENDED WEST OF A LINE FROM
NEAR MEAN SOUTH TO FORMAN ARKANSAS AND LONGVIEW TO RUSK TEXAS.
ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE SPREADING EAST OVER NORTHEAS TEXAS AT ABOUT 30 MPH. SOME OF THE
STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HAIL AND HIGH AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS
AS THEY MOVE EAST.

ALONG WITH THE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

PERSONS IN NORTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD BE ALERT.

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ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>019-021-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-260715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1219 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST
FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA GENEARLLY WEST AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR
PRESCOTT TO FOUKE ARKNASAS AND LONGVIEW TEXAS...

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL
600 AM CST FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
GENERALLY EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR DANGERFIELD TO
LONGVIEW AND RUSK TEXAS...

AT 1215 AM CST DOPPLER RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A LARGE
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. THE AREA EXTENDED WEST OF A LINE FROM
NEAR MEAN SOUTH TO FORMAN ARKANSAS AND LONGVIEW TO RUSK TEXAS.
ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE SPREADING EAST OVER NORTHEAS TEXAS AT ABOUT 30 MPH. SOME OF THE
STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HAIL AND HIGH AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS
AS THEY MOVE EAST.

ALONG WITH THE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

PERSONS IN NORTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD BE ALERT.

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