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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Shreveport, LA

January 21, 2017Union County, Arkansas; Union Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2017, 7:34 PM CST for Union County, Arkansas; Union Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 56 min. 2 reports 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: Jan 21, 2017, 7:34 PM CST (01:34 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2017, 8:30 PM CST
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Union County, AR, Union Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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
Jan 21, 7:50 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	10 Wnw Marion, LA	TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.
Jan 21, 8:27 PM CST	NON-TSTM WND DMG	7 N Farmerville, LA	TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.

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 16 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
Jan 21, 3:41 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 1144 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 813 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 9.0

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The text

As transmitted.

525 
WUUS54 KSHV 220134
SVRSHV
ARC139-LAC111-220230-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0020.170122T0134Z-170122T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
734 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Union County in south central Arkansas...
  Northern Union Parish in north central Louisiana...

* Until 830 PM CST

* At 734 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
  of Farmerville, or 17 miles southeast of Junction City, moving east
  at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Farmerville, Cooley, Marion, Spearsville, Lillie, Lockhart, Cecil,
  Oakland, Linville, Taylorville, Haile and Litroe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for south central
Arkansas...and north central Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3278 9260 3288 9265 3302 9268 3302 9208
      3301 9207 3298 9208 3297 9207 3297 9208
      3292 9207 3292 9208 3287 9208 3284 9206
      3282 9207 3279 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 249DEG 27KT 3288 9247 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

06

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 Jan 21, 3:14 PM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 3:14 PM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
314 PM CST Sat Jan 21 2017

.DISCUSSION...
A sheared and highly unstable atmosphere awaiting trigger for
convection to rapidly occur later this aftn. Special 18z soundings
at KSHV and KLZK showing dry adiabatic lapse rates in the 800-600
mb layer. Fairly lgt winds at sfc keeping low lvl shear at
moderately high lvls and suggesting primary threat to be very
large hail in storms, but still with existence of tornado and
damaging wind threat. Storm initiation expected within next hour
or two at the most...across se OK and extreme eastern TX, with
storms intensifying by early eve as they track across north LA
into sw AR. Commahead shape of this upper low as it wraps around
backside of low, will bring moisture swd back into area later
Sunday mrng. Low topped convection may occur with continued steep
mid lvl lapse rates beneath a stg upper lvl inversion. Low lvl
speed shear indicated in sfc westerly to nw wind veering profile.
Cold core low hail threat appear possible with this convection
although overall coverage will be low, should it materialize at
all. Cooler air finally movg into area with overnight lows back
into the 40s early next week, and mostly zonal flow suggest that
at least a few days of dry wx upcoming thru extended period./VII/.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 249 PM CST Sat Jan 21 2017/

AVIATION...
For the 21/18Z terminal forecast, will start out with many sites
having IFR/MVFR flight categories prevailing. Some of the sites
will be returning to VFR as clouds lift. Showers and
thunderstorms possible after 21/23Z and lasting into the middle of
the evening hours. Other sites will be seeing the thunderstorms
developing later in the evening and continue until around 22/06Z.
Convection to exit the region to the east after 22/08Z but
may return early Sunday morning around the back side of the upper
low pressure system that moves along the Red River Valley Region.
South to Southwest winds 7-12 knots and increasing overnight
and shifting to the West and Northwest around day break and into
the mid morning hours to 15-20 knots with higher gusts with front.
/06/

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 942 AM CST Sat Jan 21 2017/

UPDATE...
No update needed at this time. The Forecast is on track with
showers and thunderstorms moving into the area by late this
afternoon, along with severe weather through the overnight hours.
Shreveport will do a special 18z sounding to sample the atmospheric
conditions ahead of the severe weather.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  51  64  43  65 /  40  20   0   0
MLU  54  64  43  62 /  60  30  10   0
DEQ  47  60  37  61 /  50  30   0   0
TXK  50  61  40  62 /  50  30   0   0
ELD  51  62  40  62 /  60  30  10   0
TYR  50  63  43  66 /  30  10   0   0
GGG  50  63  42  64 /  30  10   0   0
LFK  52  65  43  67 /  30  10   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Lake Wind Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday for ARZ050-051-
     059>061-070>073.

LA...Lake Wind Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday for LAZ001>006-
     010>014-017>022.

OK...Lake Wind Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday for OKZ077.

TX...Lake Wind Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday for TXZ096-097-
     108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:18 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
518 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ097-111-112-126-137-138-150>153-165>167-222330-
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-MORRIS-CASS-MARION-GREGG-
HARRISON-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-
518 PM CST SAT JAN 21 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...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING...
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADOES... VERY LARGE HAIL TO GOLFBALL SIZE OR LARGER...AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED WITH THESE VERY DANGEROUS
STORMS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING!!

TXZ096-108>110-124-125-136-149-222330-
RED RIVER-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-WOOD-UPSHUR-SMITH-CHEROKEE-
518 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE
STORMS MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME AS SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST EAST OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER...IF ANY OF THESE STORMS DO OCCUR IN THE AREA...
ACTIVATION COULD POSSIBLY BE NEEDED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE
EARLY EVENING.

VII

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 21, 6:35 PM CST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
635 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0555 PM     HAIL             5 E TAYLOR              33.11N 93.38W
01/21/2017  E1.75 INCH       COLUMBIA           AR   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 160 EAST OF
            TAYLOR.

&&

PALMER

Local storm report, Jan 21, 6:44 PM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
644 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E PLAIN DEALING       32.91N 93.66W
01/21/2017                   BOSSIER            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWN. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, WITH
            PEOPLE TRAPPED EAST OF PLAIN DEALING.

&&

PALMER

Local storm report, Jan 21, 6:52 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
652 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 ENE PLAIN DEALING     32.94N 93.58W
01/21/2017                   BOSSIER            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HEAVY STORM DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES N THE
            VICINITY OF MOTT RD...PLEASANT HILL RD...AND
            THE SHILOH AREA. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DOWN
            POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN. NO REPORTS OF
            INJURES AT THIS TIME.

&&

PALMER

Local storm report, Jan 21, 6:54 PM CST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
654 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0645 PM     HAIL             1 SSW GILLIAM           32.81N 93.85W
01/21/2017  E0.88 INCH       CADDO              LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL, COVERING THE ROAD.

&&

PALMER

Local storm report, Jan 21, 7:29 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
729 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0700 PM     HAIL             7 SSE JENA              31.60N 92.08W
01/21/2017  E1.00 INCH       LA SALLE           LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN WHITE HALL ALONG HWY 8.

&&

PALMER

Local storm report, Jan 21, 7:30 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
730 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0725 PM     HAIL             EL DORADO               33.21N 92.66W
01/21/2017  U1.00 INCH       UNION              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN EL DORADO.

&&

PALMER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 21, 6:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	41 min
Jan 21, 6:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Lafayette, Miller	56 min
Jan 21, 6:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	59 min
Jan 21, 6:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Little River, Sevier	53 min
Jan 21, 6:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Howard, Sevier	65 min
Jan 21, 6:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	43 min
Jan 21, 6:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	46 min
Jan 21, 6:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Lafayette	57 min
Jan 21, 7:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	47 min
Jan 21, 7:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	54 min
Jan 21, 7:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	42 min
Jan 21, 7:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia	68 min
Jan 21, 7:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	51 min
Jan 21, 8:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	39 min
Jan 21, 6:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant, Winn	47 min
Jan 21, 6:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches	61 min
Jan 21, 6:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Claiborne	38 min
Jan 21, 6:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	LaSalle	23 min
Jan 21, 7:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant, LaSalle, Winn	22 min
Jan 21, 7:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant	52 min
Jan 21, 7:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant, LaSalle	64 min
Jan 21, 8:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Webster	57 min
Jan 21, 8:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Lincoln, Union	43 min
Jan 21, 8:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Webster	42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.