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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 302, NWS Shreveport, LA

August 6, 2009Panola County, Shelby County, Texas; De Soto Parish, Sabine Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2009, 3:45 PM CDT for Panola County, Shelby County, Texas; De Soto Parish, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 60 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
Aug 6, 2009, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2009, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties De Soto Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Panola County, TX, Shelby County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 6, 12:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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 Aug 6, 3:11 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:11 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 11:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1123 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2009

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>004-010-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-
108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-071215-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-DE SOTO-
MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-
UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-
NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
1123 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING THROUGH THE REGION INTERACTS WITH
AVAILABLE MOISTURE. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...AS UPPER
LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...AND DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST.

UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 90S ACROSS THE
FOUR STATE REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A MOIST AIRMASS TO ALLOW
FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES TO APPROACH 100 DEGREES TODAY. INDIVIDUALS
WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
FROM HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE MIDDLE TO
UPPER 90S THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES...
COMBINED WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS...WILL ALLOW FOR HEAT INDEX
VALUES TO APPROACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES THROUGH SATURDAY.
INDIVIDUALS WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES FROM HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. OTHERWISE...AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE IN THE
WEEKEND THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

LAZ005-006-011>014-017>022-071215-
LINCOLN-UNION LA-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
1123 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TODAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA. DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET...AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...AND DAYTIME
HEATING IS LOST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE MIDDLE TO
UPPER 90S THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES...
COMBINED WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS...WILL ALLOW FOR HEAT INDEX
VALUES TO APPROACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES THROUGH SATURDAY.
INDIVIDUALS WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES FROM HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. OTHERWISE...AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE IN THE
WEEKEND THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 6, 12:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 1:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 2:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 2:46 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby61 min
Aug 6, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Rusk43 min
Aug 6, 10:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Ouachita54 min
Aug 6, 11:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLaSalle58 min
Aug 6, 11:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Jackson, Winn57 min
Aug 6, 12:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGrant, Winn35 min
Aug 6, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGrant, Natchitoches, Winn52 min
Aug 6, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNatchitoches64 min
Aug 6, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Red River, Webster62 min
Aug 6, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River58 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2009Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.