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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Shreveport, LA

November 5, 20158 counties in Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 5, 2015, 10:16 PM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 59 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: Nov 5, 2015, 10:16 PM CST (04:16 UTC)
Expired: Nov 5, 2015, 11:15 PM CST
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Morris County, TX, Red River County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 220 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: 1857 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 749 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 370 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.3
Supercell composite: 36.8

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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 Nov 5, 9:41 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 9:41 PM CST, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 12:16 PM CST, 10 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

ARZ060-061-070>072-LAZ001>003-TXZ112-125-126-136>138-149>151-
061315-
HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-
CASS-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-
1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATER TODAY
AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG
AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS TEXAS. LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LESSER THREATS BUT ALSO CANNOT BE RULED
OUT.

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

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY
AND EARLY SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION.
HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>111-124-061315-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-
TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-WOOD-
1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
LATER TODAY ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG
AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS TEXAS. LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LESSER THREATS BUT ALSO CANNOT BE RULED
OUT.

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

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY
AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ARZ073-LAZ004>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ152-153-165>167-061315-
UNION-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-
OUACHITA-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-
1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

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

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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM THE WEST
LATE TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
CASES OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.

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

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION.
HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED 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.

19

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 5, 7:38 PM CST, 2 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
738 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

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

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW NOONDAY           32.19N 95.44W
11/05/2015                   SMITH              TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWERLINES DOWN ALONG HWY 155, NEAR FM 344
            AND FM 2661.

&&

NWS SHREVEPORT LA
IRIS SYSTEM

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 8:21 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
821 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

OKZ077-TXZ096-097-060300-
MCCURTAIN OK-RED RIVER TX-BOWIE TX-
821 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MCCURTAIN...NORTHERN RED
RIVER AND NORTHWESTERN BOWIE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CST...

AT 820 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOSSOM...OR 15 MILES EAST OF PARIS...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BAGWELL AROUND 830 PM CST.
  MANCHESTER AROUND 835 PM CST.
  IDABEL AROUND 900 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE KIOMATIA...WOODLAND...
NEGLEY...BOKHOMA...HAWORTH...MOON...TOM...HARRIS...SHINEWELL AND
BRYARLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3389 9526 3390 9525 3389 9448 3364 9452
      3365 9530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 264DEG 33KT 3374 9529

WASHINGTON/21

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 8:27 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
827 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

TXZ137-138-150-151-060330-
GREGG TX-RUSK TX-HARRISON TX-PANOLA TX-
827 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARRISON...NORTHEASTERN RUSK...
NORTHERN PANOLA AND SOUTHEASTERN GREGG COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CST...

AT 825 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF TATUM...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LONGVIEW...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...HALLSVILLE...WASKOM...TATUM...ELYSIAN FIELDS...
LAKEPORT...EASTON...SCOTTSVILLE...NESBITT...OAK HILL...STEWART...
CHALK HILL...JONESVILLE...LEIGH AND DARCO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3247 9471 3266 9431 3267 9406 3233 9406
      3226 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 239DEG 30KT 3236 9464

06

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 9:07 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
907 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-060400-
HOWARD AR-LITTLE RIVER AR-SEVIER AR-MCCURTAIN OK-
907 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER...
SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD...CENTRAL SEVIER AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCURTAIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CST...

AT 907 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
IDABEL...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLARKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HORATIO AND WINTHROP AROUND 940 PM CST.
  DE QUEEN AROUND 945 PM CST.
  LOCKESBURG AROUND 955 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CENTRAL...
CERROGORDO...BOKHOMA...HAWORTH...MOON...GENEVA...HARRIS...
SHINEWELL...LEBANON AND GOODWATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3392 9383 3373 9475 3373 9481 3377 9482
      3376 9483 3373 9482 3374 9483 3374 9486
      3378 9491 3380 9492 3382 9491 3383 9492
      3381 9492 3387 9495 3418 9393
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 252DEG 44KT 3381 9482

WASHINGTON/21

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 9:34 PM CST, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 5, 9:50 PM CST, 26 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 6:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg	54 min
Nov 5, 7:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg	56 min
Nov 5, 8:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Red River	58 min
Nov 5, 8:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Red River	39 min
Nov 5, 8:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Harrison	63 min
Nov 5, 9:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Red River	41 min
Nov 6, 10:20 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg	3 days
Nov 5, 9:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Howard, Sevier	53 min
Nov 5, 9:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Howard, Little River, Sevier	40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2015 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.