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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Shreveport, LA

December 7, 201721 counties in Texas; 17 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this freeze warning at Dec 7, 2017, 3:03 AM CST for 21 counties in Texas; 17 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Dec 7, 2017, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2017, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 7, 2017, 8:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 8, 2017, 9:00 AM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
All 47 counties

Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Union County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Panola County, TX, Red River County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Dec 7, 3:01 AM CST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 3:01 AM CST, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 6:31 PM CST, 8 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
631 PM CST Wed Dec 6 2017

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-080045-
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-
631 PM CST Wed Dec 6 2017

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...Tonight...

Courtesy of weak upper level disturbances moving across the
region, Isolated to scattered showers and intermittent sleet will
occur across portions of deep east Texas and central Louisiana
tonight. Hazardous conditions are not expected, but roadways may
become slick.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

Weak upper level disturbance will maintain lingering isolated to
scattered showers and intermittent sleet Thursday morning across
portions of deep east Texas and central Louisiana, with rainfall
being predominant thereafter through Thursday evening. Although
roadways may become slick, no significant hazardous weather is
expected.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators...and storm spotters should not be needed through
tonight.

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Texas, 2017Freeze Warnings in Louisiana, 2017Freeze Warnings in Arkansas, 2017Every freeze warning in 2017

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.