Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 7, 2012Bienville Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2012, 9:12 PM CDT for Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2012, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Bienville Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 7, 9:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Bienville, LA	TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD NEAR THE TOWN OF BIENVILLE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 18 minutes after it went out.

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.

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 7, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 891 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

272 
WUUS54 KSHV 080212
SVRSHV
LAC013-080300-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0138.120508T0212Z-120508T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
912 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BIENVILLE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 908 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF GIBSLAND...OR
  17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINDEN...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  JAMESTOWN...BIENVILLE...BRICE...LIBERTY HILL...CASTOR...LUCKY...
  SALINE AND FRIENDSHIP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3215 9282 3216 9318 3241 9325 3245 9323
      3246 9315 3252 9317 3256 9302 3258 9292
      3249 9288 3245 9288 3245 9285 3232 9279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 351DEG 14KT 3242 9309

$$

03

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KSHV 080241
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
941 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

LAC013-080300-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-120508T0300Z/
BIENVILLE LA-
941 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR BIENVILLE PARISH...

AT 937 PM CDT...USING DOPPLER RADAR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR LUCKY...OR 16 MILES WEST OF JONESBORO...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FRIENDSHIP AND SALINE

LAT...LON 3215 9282 3216 9318 3236 9320 3241 9315
      3246 9315 3245 9312 3250 9303 3249 9288
      3245 9288 3245 9285 3232 9279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 346DEG 17KT 3227 9298

$$

03

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 7, 8:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 8:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
803 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

.DISCUSSION...
LINE OF STG TO SVR TSTMS FILLING IN ALONG PREFRONTAL TROF...MOVG
INTO NE TX...PROMPTED ISSUANCE OF ANOTHER SVR TSTM WATCH IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT. STORMS OVER SW AR...ACCELERATED SOUTHWARD INTO
EXTREME NW LA AS WELL. BOTH AREAS HAVE BEEN MERGED TOGETHER IN NEW
WATCH./VII/.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  70  81  63  79  56 /  50  50  40  20  10
MLU  68  84  63  80  54 /  40  50  50  30  10
DEQ  64  77  55  79  49 /  50  30  20  10  10
TXK  66  78  59  79  53 /  40  50  30  20  10
ELD  65  78  59  79  50 /  40  50  30  20  10
TYR  67  77  60  78  55 /  70  50  40  20  10
GGG  68  79  61  78  53 /  70  50  40  20  10
LFK  70  83  64  80  57 /  40  50  40  20  20

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 11:36 AM CDT, 9 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1136 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-081200-
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-
1136 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

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...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST.
ALSO...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AS THE SLOW TO MOVE COLD FRONT REMAINS
NEAR THE AREA. ALSO...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND SURFACE COLD FRONT
APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT.

20

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 8:27 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
827 PM CDT MON MAY 07 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COTTON VALLEY           32.81N 93.42W
05/07/2012                   WEBSTER            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ALOT OF TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF WEBSTER
            PARISH.

&&

20

Local storm report, May 7, 8:28 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
828 PM CDT MON MAY 07 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT PLEASANT          33.17N 94.98W
05/07/2012                   TITUS              TX   911 CALL CENTER

            ALOT OF TREES REPORTED DOWN FROM MOUNT PLEASANT TO
            WINFIELD.

&&

20

Local storm report, May 7, 8:38 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
838 PM CDT MON MAY 07 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 PM     HAIL             5 SE MOUNT PLEASANT     33.11N 94.91W
05/07/2012  E1.50 INCH       TITUS              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

20

Local storm report, May 7, 8:39 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
839 PM CDT MON MAY 07 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT PLEASANT          33.17N 94.98W
05/07/2012                   TITUS              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT.

&&

20

Local storm report, May 7, 8:55 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
855 PM CDT MON MAY 07 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     HAIL             IDABEL                  33.90N 94.82W
05/07/2012  E0.88 INCH       MCCURTAIN          OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

20

Local storm report, May 7, 8:57 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
857 PM CDT MON MAY 07 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DAINGERFIELD            33.03N 94.72W
05/07/2012                   MORRIS             TX   NEWSPAPER

            LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN DAINGERFIELD AND NUMEROUS
            TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 259

&&

19

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Claiborne, Webster	56 min
May 7, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Webster	44 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 2012 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

Sources

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