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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 198, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2015, 3:02 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 43 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
- Jun 17, 2015, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2015, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Nevada County, AR
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 17, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
124 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
.AVIATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL CONTINUES TO DRIVE OUR WEATHER ACROSS THE
REGION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP THE TAF
SITES WITH VARYING FLIGHT CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. KMLU
AND KELD MAY HOLD ON TO VFR CONDITIONS AS THE MAIN IMPACTS OF FROM
BILL HAVE BEEN WEST OF THEIR LOCATIONS. PRECIP SHOULD TAPER OFF
LATE THIS EVENING...BUT RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN TOMORROW AS BILL
BEGINS TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. LOW VSBYS AND GUSTY WINDS 35-45KTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE FORECAST
PERIOD. /20/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1004 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015/
DISCUSSION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE N THIS WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS. A FEEDER BAND IS TRAINING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SAME AREAS OF E TX THAT WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN FLASH FLOODING.
CURRENT TEXT AND GRIDDED FORECASTS LOOK FINE...BUT WILL REINSPECT LATER
THIS MORNING BY 11 AM TO FINE TUNE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 75 89 75 90 / 50 40 30 30
MLU 73 92 75 92 / 20 30 20 30
DEQ 74 82 72 86 / 80 70 70 40
TXK 74 87 74 88 / 60 70 60 40
ELD 73 89 73 90 / 40 50 40 40
TYR 74 86 74 89 / 70 60 40 30
GGG 74 88 74 90 / 50 50 40 30
LFK 75 90 75 91 / 50 40 20 40
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ077.
TX...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ096-
108>111-124-125-136-137-149-150-152-165.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ096-108>111-
124-125-136-137-149-150.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 11:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1146 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 OKZ077-TXZ096-108>111-124-125-136-137-149-150-181115- MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-WOOD-UPSHUR-SMITH- GREGG-CHEROKEE-RUSK- 1146 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN TEXAS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...A COUPLE OF WEAK TORNADOES MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...AS WIND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM APPEAR FAVORABLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL. THE RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN A FEW LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING ON THE NECHES...SABINE... ANGELINA...AND SULPHUR RIVERS OF EAST TEXAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY. A NEW RISE WILL DEVELOP ON THE RED RIVER IN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTH OKLAHOMA AND SPREAD DOWNSTREAM INTO LOUISIANA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS JUNE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS COULD BE REQUIRED DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE SPIRAL THUNDERSTORM BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL. ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ097-112- 126-138-151>153-165>167-181115- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO- RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-WINN- GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-BOWIE-CASS-MARION-HARRISON-PANOLA- NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE- 1146 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. VIII.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:22 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 222 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 LAZ003-004-011-012-018>020-172000- RED RIVER LA-NATCHITOCHES LA-CLAIBORNE LA-WEBSTER LA-BIENVILLE LA- WINN LA-GRANT LA- 222 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE...WESTERN WINN...BIENVILLE...NORTHEASTERN RED RIVER...WEST CENTRAL GRANT... SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER AND NORTHEASTERN NATCHITOCHES PARISHES UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 221 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DUBBERLY TO NEAR MONTGOMERY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NATCHITOCHES...COLFAX...RINGGOLD...CAMPTI...GIBSLAND...MONTGOMERY... DUBBERLY...HEFLIN...NATCHEZ...MARTIN...CLARENCE...GOLDONNA... SALINE...LUCKY...ASHLAND...CASTOR...ATHENS...CALVIN...BIENVILLE AND ATLANTA. LAT...LON 3278 9305 3150 9260 3159 9301 3243 9333 TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 241DEG 55KT 3254 9315 3171 9289 VIII.
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:31 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
231 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM FLASH FLOOD LUFKIN 31.33N 94.73W
06/17/2015 ANGELINA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS FLOODED - TOM HOLLINS... BOX CAR ROAD... FM 1475
AND FM 841 IN LUFKIN
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1500587
25Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:48 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 4:13 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Camp, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Morris and 7 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Rusk | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Camp, Gregg, Panola, Upshur | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Wood | 9 days |
| Jun 17, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Marion | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 2:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caddo | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bossier | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 1:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Natchitoches, Red River | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Webster | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, Webster | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Claiborne | 87 min |
| Jun 17, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Winn | 88 min |
| Jun 17, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Lincoln, Union | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Miller | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Miller | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada | 45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.