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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2016, 7:24 PM CDT for Harrison County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2016, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
County Harrison County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 270 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
- 345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 19, 4:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 4:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 434 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 .DISCUSSION... THIS AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ON THE INCREASE OVER PARTS OF DEEP EAST TEXAS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THIS DUE TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES ACROSS THIS REGION ALONG WITH AVAILABLE GULF MOISTURE BY THE SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AROUND THE FRONT SIDE OF AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ACROSS EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALSO A SMALL SCALE SHORT WAVE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW AROUND THE TOP OF A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER MEXICO AND SOUTH TEXAS...AND INTO THE BACK SIDE OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT FROM THE NORTHERN GULF INTO THE GREAT LAKES AREA. EXPECTING THIS REGION OF CONVECTION TO END DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WENT LOWER POPS OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY TONIGHT...BUT INCREASED LATE AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROUNDING THE BASE OF A LARGE UPPER LOW SPINNING OVER THE ROCKIES SHIFTS ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE NUDGING A SURFACE COLD FRONT TOWARD THE FOUR STATE REGION THAT WILL BE SLOW TO ENTER THE AREA UNTIL THE NEXT SHORT WAVE ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AS THAT ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW LIFTS EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION LATE WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL MOST LIKELY SET UP ACROSS PARTS OF EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...NORTH LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS FOR WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY. HAVE NOT ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS SHIFT...BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL LIKELY DETERMINE THE AREAS THAT WILL NEED ONE AS ORIENTATION OF THE AXIS LINES UP. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT AND PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ON THE SURFACE AND ALOFT SHIFTING OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL FOR MOST OF FRIDAY THROUGH THE LATE WEEKEND. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY RETURNING RAIN CHANCES. THE RAIN CHANCES WILL BE SMALL BUT LINGER INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1259 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016/ AVIATION... RATHER UNCERTAIN CIG/VSBY FCST THIS PD...AND A MIXED BAG OF FLIGHT CATEGORIES THROUGOUT THE PD IS THE LIKELY RESULT. WE WILL LIKELY SEE OFF AND ON PERIODS OF SHWRS/TSTMS WITH CIGS IMPROVING SOME THIS AFTERNOON OVER E TX/N LA. ANY IMPROVEMENT WILL BE LOST 20/03-06Z AS LOW STRATUS AND FOG LIKELY DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN. ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY WED MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AND BEYOND THE 18Z TAF PD. /12/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 64 75 63 76 / 60 80 70 60 MLU 63 76 63 76 / 60 80 70 60 DEQ 62 74 58 75 / 60 80 60 40 TXK 63 74 61 76 / 60 80 60 40 ELD 63 74 63 76 / 50 80 70 50 TYR 65 75 63 77 / 70 80 50 60 GGG 64 74 63 76 / 60 80 60 60 LFK 65 76 65 78 / 60 80 70 60 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 06/12
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 12:44 PM CDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1244 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-201100- 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-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP- MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK- PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE- 1244 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND EAST NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA. PRECIPITATION TOTALS OF AN INCH OR TWO CAN BE EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 06
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 19, 6:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 19, 6:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
618 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 ESE BRYCELAND 32.41N 92.89W
04/19/2016 BIENVILLE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 507 AND 797 WITH
BARRICADES BLOCKING ROAD TO TRAFFIC
&&
CORRECTED LOCATION
EVENT NUMBER SHV1600378
19Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
619 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016
LAZ001-002-010-200000-
DE SOTO LA-BOSSIER LA-CADDO LA-
619 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CADDO...SOUTHERN
BOSSIER AND NORTHWESTERN DE SOTO PARISHES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 618 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF GREENWOOD
TO NEAR STONEWALL TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF BOSSIER CITY...AND MOVING NORTH
AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...STONEWALL...KEACHI...FORBING...ROBSON AND
KEITHVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3234 9389 3240 9377 3253 9360 3239 9361
3223 9376 3216 9398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 181DEG 9KT 3227 9391 3231 9376 3240 9368
24Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:37 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
637 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016
LAZ001>003-200015-
BOSSIER LA-WEBSTER LA-CADDO LA-
637 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CADDO...
SOUTHEASTERN BOSSIER AND SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER PARISHES UNTIL 715 PM
CDT...
AT 637 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SHREVEPORT TO NEAR BOSSIER CITY TO NEAR SIBLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...HAUGHTON...SIBLEY...DOYLINE...DIXIE
INN...EASTWOOD...FOSTERS...NOLES LANDING...RED CHUTE...GILARK...FORBING...
ROBSON...FERGUSON...SLIGO...PRINCETON...FILLMORE...BARKSDALE AIR FORCE
BASE AND LAKE BISTINEAU NORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3246 9329 3240 9361 3232 9369 3233 9370
3232 9371 3233 9373 3233 9374 3234 9374
3234 9375 3254 9372 3266 9354 3266 9328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 205DEG 16KT 3237 9368 3247 9359 3251 9334
24Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:11 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
711 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HEAVY RAIN 8 SSE SHREVEPORT 32.36N 93.75W
04/19/2016 E2.00 INCH CADDO LA NWS EMPLOYEE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH MINOR STREET FLOODING IN
ELLERBE ESTATES ALONG ELLERBE ROAD SOUTH OF LOOP 3132
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1600379
19Special weather statement, Apr 19, 7:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 724 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 TXZ138-151-200115- HARRISON TX-PANOLA TX- 724 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND NORTH CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 724 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF ELYSIAN FIELDS...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF CARTHAGE...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MARSHALL...WASKOM...ELYSIAN FIELDS AND SCOTTSVILLE. 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. && LAT...LON 3224 9423 3230 9443 3255 9437 3251 9405 TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 199DEG 11KT 3234 9430 24
The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Rusk | 52 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Red River | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Franklin, Titus | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Camp, Upshur, Wood | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Camp, Morris | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 12:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Sabine | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Claiborne | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier | 3 days |
| Apr 20, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Webster | 8 days |
| Apr 20, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster | 8 days |
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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.