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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 3, 2008, 2:39 PM CST for Natchitoches Parish, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2008, 2:39 PM CST (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Natchitoches Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 10:36 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 350 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 489 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 3, 11:18 AM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 11:18 AM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1118 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
.DISCUSSION...
AS OF 11 AM...A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS STRETCHING FROM NEAR LUFKIN
TX...TO NEAR SHREVEPORT...TO HOPE AR...MOVING EASTWARD AT ABOUT 30
MPH...AND TRIGGERING A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST
AHEAD OF IT. WITH THE ONSET OF DAYTIME HEATING...AND VISIBLE IMAGERY
INDICATING HOLES DEVELOPING IN THE STRATOCU FIELD ACROSS CENTRAL
LA...WE CAN EXPECT THIS LINE OF STORMS TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONALLY...DUE TO THE STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE
BOUNDARY...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE LIKELY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH
NORTHERN LA AND EXTREME EASTERN TX...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
POSSIBLE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
TO TOP ALL OF THIS OFF...LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 30 CAN ALSO
EXPECT SNOWFALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY IN THE
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE OF THIS SYSTEM. ANYWHERE FROM A HALF INCH TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...WITH THE GREATEST
AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN MC CURTAIN COUNTY OK. HOWEVER...WITH GROUND
TEMPERATURES BEING RELATIVELY WARM ACROSS THAT AREA...DO NOT EXPECT SNOW
TO LAST FOR VERY LONG. /18/
UPDATES WILL BE OUT SOON...
&&
.AVIATION...
THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING EAST AT 25-30KT ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND SW
ARKANSAS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... SOME LOCALLY SEVERE...
ALONG AND BEHIND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT. CIGS/VSBYS LOWERING
TO IFR ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT... GENERALLY CIGS AOB 010 TOPS
NEAR 10 THSD FT VSBYS AOB 3MI AND SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KTS WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KTS SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 20 KTS BEHIND THE
FRONT. WITH COLDER AIR SPILLING IN TO SE OKLAHOMA AND SW ARKANSAS
EXPECT ICING IN WRAP AROUND CLOUDS AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES DROP TO
BELOW 35 DEGREES SHORTLY AFTER NOON. WINDS IN ARKLATEX FAIRLY STRONG
AS SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET REMAINS AHEAD OF THE FRONT PRODUCING A
FAIRLY BUMPY RIDE BELOW 10 THSD FT. THUS... VFR NOT RECOMMENDED OVER
ARKLATEX THROUGH THIS EVENING. OTLK... CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING
TO MVFR BY 00Z OVER ARKLATEX AND TO VFR CLOUDS AND WIND ON TUESDAY.
/01/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 71 34 53 35 / 100 60 10 10
MLU 73 36 52 33 / 100 70 10 10
DEQ 64 30 49 33 / 100 70 10 10
TXK 67 32 51 34 / 100 70 10 10
ELD 71 33 50 34 / 100 70 20 10
TYR 68 33 57 35 / 100 60 10 10
GGG 70 33 55 35 / 100 60 10 10
LFK 71 34 59 35 / 100 40 10 10
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE
RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER...AND UNION AR.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...LAFAYETTE...MILLER...NEVADA...AND
UNION AR.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LITTLE
RIVER...MILLER...NEVADA...AND SEVIER.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE
SOTO...GRANT...JACKSON...LA
SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED
RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER...AND WINN.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE
SOTO...GRANT...JACKSON...LA
SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED
RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER...AND WINN.
OK...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
AND MCCURTAIN.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: AND MCCURTAIN.
TX...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ANGELINA...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RED
RIVER...RUSK...SABINE TX...SAN
AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR...AND WOOD.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...FRANKLIN...MORRIS...RED
RIVER...AND TITUS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ANGELINA...BOWIE...CASS...CHEROKEE...HARRISON...MARION...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RUSK...SABINE
TX...SAN AUGUSTINE...AND SHELBY.
&&
18/01Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 12:21 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 3, 11:01 AM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1101 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1038 AM FLASH FLOOD MARSHALL 32.54N 94.35W
03/03/2008 HARRISON TX PUBLIC
DAYCARE ON WEST HOUSTON ST WEST OF DOWNTOWN NEAR SMALL
CREEK EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING
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Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:36 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:35 AM CST | Snow Advisory | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Smith, Wood | 53 min |
| Mar 3, 7:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Gregg, Rusk, Upshur | 60 min |
| Mar 3, 7:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Smith | 56 min |
| Mar 3, 7:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Morris, Titus | 67 min |
| Mar 3, 7:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Morris, Red River | 58 min |
| Mar 3, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 67 min |
| Mar 3, 8:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 66 min |
| Mar 3, 8:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg, Rusk | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 9:16 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Anderson, Cherokee, Houston | 47 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:37 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus | 45 days |
| Mar 3, 9:37 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Morris | 48 days |
| Mar 3, 10:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Harrison | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Webster | 12 days |
| Mar 3, 11:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caddo, De Soto | 42 min |
| Mar 3, 8:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier | 47 min |
| Mar 3, 8:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller | 61 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.