Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Shreveport, LA

Issued

Apr 6, 2003, 12:27 AM CST (06:27 UTC)

Expired

Apr 6, 2003, 1:30 AM CST

In force

63 min

Issued by

NWS Shreveport, LA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Titus County, TX

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS54 KSHV 060627
SVRSHV
TXC449-060730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1225 AM CST SUN APR 6 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  TITUS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 130 AM CST

* AT 1225 AM CST...THE SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
  RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL FRANKLIN
  COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE OVER...
  RURAL NORTHWESTERN TITUS COUNTY AT 1240 AM CST
  RURAL NORTHERN TITUS COUNTY AT 1250 AM CST

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. DO NOT REMAIN OUTSIDE.

REPEATING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  TITUS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS
UNTIL 130 AM CST.

LAT...LON 3340 9488 3339 9486 3321 9512 3338 9510
          3339 9490

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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 5, 9:50 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
950 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003

QUICK UPDATE FOR TORNADO WATCH ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS...MAINLY ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

UPDATE ALREADY OUT.

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.SHV...NONE.

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-061100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1200 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THERE IS SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS MAINLY
THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE REGION FOR TONIGHT...ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 30.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADIC ACTIVITY COULD OCCUR WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WARM FRONT THAT WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS
THE AREA ON SUNDAY.  THE SEVERE THREAT ON SUNDAY WILL BE THAT OF
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED BY TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY ONCE AGAIN DURING
THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

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.