Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2000, 12:10 AM CDT for Smith County, Texas. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report 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
- May 4, 2000, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2000, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Smith County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 12:35 AM CDT | Hail 1 | Winona, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 WUUS54 KSHV 040511 SVRSHV TXC423-040615- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1210 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SMITH COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 115 AM CDT * AT 1210 AM CDT...THE SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR TYLER...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. DO NOT REMAIN OUTSIDE...THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. REPEATING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SMITH COUNTY IN TEXAS UNTIL 115 AM CDT.
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 May 3, 9:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 9:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 930 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2000 UPDATED TO PUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER FURTHER NORTH IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. IV .SHV...NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 3, 7:50 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
750 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0545 PM LOGANSPORT LA 1 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 DE SOTO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0605 PM EMERSON AR WIND DAMAGE
05/03/00 COLUMBIA TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 79.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0605 PM JOAQUIN TX .88 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 SHELBY NICKEL SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
BY TRAINED SPOTTER.
0617 PM 5 S HOMER LA WIND DAMAGE
05/03/00 CLAIBORNE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
0625 PM DOYLINE LA WIND DAMAGE
05/03/00 WEBSTER TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
0630 PM LOGANSPORT LA WIND DAMAGE
05/03/00 DE SOTO TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NNNNLocal storm report, May 3, 8:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
805 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0200 PM 7 SW GLADEWATER TX WIND DAMAGE
05/03/00 SMITH TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
ON HWY 271. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NNNNSpecial weather statement, May 3, 8:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute 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>167-040200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 809 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2000 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS... SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA... SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS INTO EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...HOWEVER...THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AS DAYTIME HEATING HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. LATER TONIGHT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA...AGAIN BRINGING A CHANCE OF STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER TONIGHT.
Local storm report, May 3, 9:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
955 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0935 PM LONE STAR TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 MORRIS DIME SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
BY GENERAL PUBLIC.
0945 PM 5 SE GILMER TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 UPSHUR GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
NNNNLocal storm report, May 3, 11:15 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1115 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 PM 10 SE GILMER TX 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 UPSHUR PING PONG SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
1015 PM AVINGER TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 CASS DIME SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1030 PM 10 NW JEFFERSON TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 MARION DIME SIZE HAIL AT LAKE OF
THE PINES. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1031 PM EAST MOUNTAIN TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 UPSHUR GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
1040 PM 1 W JACKSONVILLE TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 CHEROKEE DIME SIZE HAIL AT LAKE
JACKSONVILLE. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1040 PM 5 N RUSK TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 CHEROKEE DIME SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1047 PM LONGVIEW TX 1 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 GREGG QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
1055 PM LONGVIEW TX 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 GREGG WALNUT SIZE HAIL IN
DOWNTOWN LONGVIEW.
REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
1100 PM LONGVIEW TX 2 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 GREGG TWO-INCH SIZED HAIL
DOWNTOWN AND PING PONG
SIZE HAIL ON THE NORTH
LOOP. REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
NNNNLocal storm report, May 3, 11:45 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1145 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 PM HALLSVILLE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/03/00 HARRISON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL BROKE
WINDOW PANES ON A HOUSE.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
NNNNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Morris | 35 min |
| May 3, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Upshur | 55 min |
| May 3, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass | 45 min |
| May 3, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Marion | 58 min |
| May 3, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee | 46 min |
| May 3, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Upshur | 61 min |
| May 3, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg | 58 min |
| May 3, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison | 57 min |
| May 3, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee | 63 min |
| May 3, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison | 50 min |
| May 4, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches | 59 min |
| May 4, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Upshur | 54 min |
| May 4, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg | 64 min |
| May 4, 2:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 4 hr |
| May 4, 2:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Morris, Titus | 4 hr |
| May 4, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Smith | 47 min |
| May 4, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Rusk, Smith | 65 min |
| May 4, 6:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Panola, Rusk, Smith | 4 hr |
| May 4, 6:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Panola | 59 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.