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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Shreveport, LA

July 17, 2010Bowie County, Red River County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2010, 4:57 PM CDT for Bowie County, Red River County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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
Jul 17, 2010, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2010, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bowie County, TX, Red River County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 17, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
309 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY...WHICH MEANS ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY DAYTIME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY. MODELS FORECAST THE RIDGE TO PARTIALLY FILL BACK IN TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY...SO POPS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. BUT BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ANOTHER WEAKNESS IN THE
UPPER RIDGE IS PROGGED BY THE GFS MODEL TO OCCUR OVER NORTH
TEXAS...THUS WILL INCLUDE POPS IN OUR FORECAST AGAIN FOR THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. WILL HAVE THE HIGHER POPS THURSDAY OVER NORTHEAST AND
EAST TEXAS CLOSER TO THE BREAK IN THE UPPER RIDGE. WILL GO WITH A
30 PERCENT POP ON FRIDAY OVER THE WHOLE AREA...DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST THAT FAR OUT IN TIME. SINCE THESE
BREAKDOWNS IN THE UPPER RIDGE ARE WEAK AND DIFFICULT TO PIN
DOWN...THE FORECAST WILL LIKELY CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY AS THE
MODELS GET CLOSER TO THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF THE CHANGES.

AFTERNOON HIGHS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE COOLER ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
THAN OVER THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS DUE TO MEANDERING CONVECTION...BUT
WE MAY SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S AGAIN BY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH THAT IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT
FORECAST...MID 90S.

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS OVER
THE FOUR STATE REGION...WITH MAINLY SCT TO BKN CLOUDS BETWEEN 4 AND
6 KFT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH CIRRUS BLOW OFF FROM
CONVECTION.  FLIGHT HAZARDS WILL BE CREATED BY SCATTERED TSTMS...
WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTH IN A WARM AND MOIST
AIRMASS. EXPECT BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS NEAR THE STRONGER STORMS. IN
ADDITION...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL MOVE SOUTH AHEAD OF STORMS...
CREATING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. CONVECTION SHOULD BECOME
ISOLATED AFTER 02Z THIS EVENING. SURFACE WINDS MAINLY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KTS. GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KTS POSSIBLE
VICINITY OF TSTMS AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.
/14/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  76  94  76  94  76 /  30  20  10  30  20
MLU  74  94  75  92  75 /  30  30  20  40  20
DEQ  74  96  74  96  75 /  20  20  10  20  10
TXK  74  94  75  95  75 /  20  20  10  20  10
ELD  75  94  75  93  73 /  20  20  10  30  10
TYR  76  96  76  95  76 /  20  20  10  30  10
GGG  76  95  76  95  76 /  20  20  10  30  10
LFK  76  95  76  95  75 /  20  30  20  40  20

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

03/14
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 11:33 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1133 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-181200-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
1133 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE AREA THAT HAD SUPPRESSED CONVECTION
OVER OUR AREA IN RECENT DAYS...MOVED WEST OF THE FOUR STATE AREA LAST
NIGHT...AND THIS WILL ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR OVER
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES OVER FAR
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND OVER WEST LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS...WILL
HELP TO FOCUS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHWEST
LOUSIANA AND EAST TEXAS IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG...GUSTY...WINDS
AND ISOLATED POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN
THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE ALSO
MAY BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED.

03

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 11:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1130 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

LAZ001-002-171730-
BOSSIER-CADDO-
1130 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES...

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
     CADDO AND BOSSIER...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
     BELCHER...BENTON...BLANCHARD...BOSSIER CITY...GILLIAM...
     GREENWOOD...HAUGHTON...MOORINGSPORT...OIL CITY...SHREVEPORT AND
     VIVIAN...

AT 1125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GILLIAM...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BOSSIER CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

14
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 12:27 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1227 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

LAZ001-002-010-171815-
BOSSIER-CADDO-DE SOTO-
1227 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES...

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
     CADDO...BOSSIER AND DE SOTO...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
     BOSSIER CITY...SHREVEPORT AND STONEWALL...

AT 1222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHREVEPORT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10
MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

03
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 2:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
243 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

TXZ150-152-153-172045-
NACOGDOCHES-RUSK-SHELBY-
243 PM CDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
     RUSK...
IN EASTERN TEXAS...
     SHELBY AND NACOGDOCHES...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
     CENTER...GARRISON AND TIMPSON...

AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TIMPSON...OR 12 MILES WEST OF
CENTER...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

06
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:31 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVClaiborne48 min
Jul 17, 12:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBossier, Caddo62 min
Jul 17, 2:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVLincoln, Union56 min
Jul 17, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Howard62 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.