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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 24, 2017Bossier Parish, Claiborne Parish, Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Lafayette County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2017, 9:32 PM CDT for Bossier Parish, Claiborne Parish, Webster Parish, Louisiana; Columbia County, Lafayette County, Arkansas. It was in force for 43 min. 3 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: Mar 24, 2017, 9:32 PM CDT (02:32 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Columbia County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Bossier Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 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
Mar 24, 9:44 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sw Taylor, AR	TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 53 NORTH OF HIGHWAY 160 NEAR LAKE ERLING.
Mar 24, 10:08 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wsw Emerson, AR	TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 9 IN EMERSON.
Mar 24, 10:09 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Emerson, AR	TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 79 SOUTH IN EMERSON.

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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 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
Mar 24, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 50 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: 24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 276 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 418 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

132 
WUUS54 KSHV 250232
SVRSHV
ARC027-073-LAC015-027-119-250315-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0034.170325T0232Z-170325T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
932 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southwestern Columbia County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Northwestern Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Northern Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana...

* Until 1015 PM CDT

* At 931 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Plain Dealing to 11 miles west of Sarepta to
  near Benton, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Springhill, Homer, Haynesville, Benton, Cullen, Plain Dealing,
  Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Taylor, Emerson, Shongaloo, Bussey,
  Macedonia, Welcome, Evergreen, Alden Bridge, Leton, State Line,
  Ivan and Couchwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3277 9295 3266 9376 3275 9377 3283 9376
      3300 9379 3327 9328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 250DEG 37KT 3295 9371 3287 9365 3271 9370 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CN

2 follow-up statements

006 
WWUS54 KSHV 250248
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
948 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

ARC027-073-LAC015-027-119-250315-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170325T0315Z/
Lafayette AR-Columbia AR-Webster LA-Claiborne LA-Bossier LA-
948 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...NORTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE AND NORTHERN BOSSIER
PARISHES...

At 947 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Welcome to near Cullen to near Benton, moving
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Springhill, Homer, Haynesville, Benton, Cullen, Plain Dealing, Cotton
Valley, Sarepta, Taylor, Emerson, Shongaloo, Bussey, Macedonia,
Welcome, Evergreen, Alden Bridge, Leton, State Line, Ivan and
Couchwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3277 9295 3266 9376 3275 9377 3283 9376
      3300 9379 3327 9328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 248DEG 38KT 3305 9350 3294 9348 3277 9370 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CN

699 
WWUS54 KSHV 250259
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
959 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

ARC027-073-LAC015-027-119-250315-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170325T0315Z/
Lafayette AR-Columbia AR-Webster LA-Claiborne LA-Bossier LA-
959 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...NORTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE AND NORTHERN BOSSIER
PARISHES...

At 958 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Macedonia to 6 miles northwest of Shongaloo to
near Cullen to near Plain Dealing, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Springhill, Haynesville, Cullen, Plain Dealing, Sarepta, Taylor,
Emerson, Shongaloo, Bussey, Macedonia, Welcome, Rocky Mount,
Walkerville, State Line, Bolinger and Horsehead.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3293 9305 3277 9377 3283 9376 3300 9379
      3327 9328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 248DEG 35KT 3314 9335 3302 9334 3294 9344 3289
9364

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CN

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 Mar 24, 7:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 7:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
755 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Have updated the zones to include the new tornado watch number 80
that will include the 5 counties in lower parts of Northeast
Texas, Cherokee, Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine.
/06/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 639 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017/

AVIATION...
Band of convection across much of ne TX/se OK/sw AR has been
expanding in areal coverage, with this convection possible for
svrl hours at any given location/terminal. Some gradual
intensification of storms with more ltg strike indicators, and
increased potential of storms becmg stg/svr. Some sky clearing can
be expected following passage of storms, with south winds
remaining at least 10 to 15 kts. Cold front bringing west winds
arriving durg mrng, with marginal moisture convergence may occur
near the KMLU for a brief development of convection as the front
passes ovhd around midday Sat. Elsewhere, skc to continue or with
scattered stratocu decks. West winds mainly 10 to 15 kts durg
daytime, diminishing by 26/00z. /VII/

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 228 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms along a line from Hugo to Tyler moving
east. Enhanced pressure gradient ahead of the front allowing for
winds speeds around 20 to 25 mph with higher gusts. Expecting
thunderstorms to continue to increase in coverage and strengthen
across the region through the afternoon and evening as mid-level
lapse rates increase with approaching upper-low. Expecting most of
the convection to be linear with straight line winds being the
main threat. Hail and isolated tornadoes also possible. Latest
model analysis from HRRR suggests that the line should be
approaching TXK/SHV/LFK by around 8 PM and Monroe around 1 AM.
Will likely be issuing a watch by late afternoon and early
evening. Lingering showers behind the front will be possible along
and south of I-20 through daybreak.

A progressive pattern expected through much of the forecast period
with cyclogenesis driven systems bringing showers and
thunderstorms along with a chance of severe weather on Sunday
night and again on Wednesday night. For Sunday night, there is a
slight risk of severe thunderstorms across the Red River Valley of
north Texas including McCurtain county OK, Red River, Franklin,
and Titus county in northeast Texas. Severe weather threat shifts
eastward to include mainly Southern Arkansas on Monday morning.
For Wednesday night, the severe weather threat will be areawide.

Otherwise, temperatures to range from highs in the 80s and lows in
the 50s and lower 60s through the forecast period. /05/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  60  76  53  84 /  90  20   0  10
MLU  64  79  53  83 /  90  50  10   0
DEQ  52  71  46  80 /  60  10   0  10
TXK  56  73  51  81 /  80  10   0  10
ELD  60  75  50  81 /  90  30   0  10
TYR  55  74  54  84 /  40   0   0  10
GGG  57  75  53  84 /  70  10   0  10
LFK  60  79  55  85 /  80  10   0  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Lake Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Saturday for ARZ050-051-
     059>061-070>073.

LA...Lake Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Saturday for LAZ001>006-
     010>014-017>022.

OK...Lake Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Saturday for OKZ077.

TX...Lake Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Saturday for TXZ096-097-
     108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

&&

06/07/05

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 11:52 AM CDT, 9 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1152 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 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>167-251700-
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-
1152 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 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...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms will increase across East Texas,
Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas and Western Louisiana this
afternoon, ahead of a strong upper level storm system and
associated dryline as they move across Oklahoma and North Texas.
These showers and thunderstorms are expected to intensify this
afternoon and evening as instability increases ahead of this storm
system, with some of these storms possibly becoming severe.
Damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes, and locally heavy
rainfall will be possible, with this threat spreading east into
the remainder of North Louisiana and Southcentral Arkansas this
evening before weakening late. In addition, a tight pressure
gradient ahead of this storm system will result in strong
southerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph areawide
today through this evening. Thus, a Lake Wind Advisory is in
effect areawide before the winds weaken with the passage of these
thunderstorms this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will diminish Saturday morning
over Northcentral Louisiana as the dryline mixes east across the
area. Warmer and more humid conditions will return Sunday
afternoon and night as southerly winds increase ahead an another
upper level disturbance that will move into the Southern Plains.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will develop Sunday
night over extreme Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and
Southwest Arkansas, as instability increases ahead of this
disturbance. Large hail and damaging winds will be possible Sunday
night, with this severe threat diminishing Monday morning.
Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop
Wednesday over much of the region, ahead of another strong upper
level storm system that will approach the region from the west.
Some of these storms again may be severe Wednesday, with damaging
winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, storm spotters, and amateur
radio operators, will be needed this afternoon and evening.

05

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
633 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

ARZ060-061-070-071-250015-
Hempstead AR-Lafayette AR-Miller AR-Nevada AR-
633 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HEMPSTEAD...CENTRAL
MILLER...NORTHERN LAFAYETTE AND NEVADA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

At 631 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fouke, or 14 miles west of Lewisville, moving northeast at 55 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hope, Prescott, Stamps, Lewisville, Fouke, Emmet, Perrytown, Rosston,
Garland, Willisville, Bodcaw, Genoa, Cale, Patmos, Ferguson, Sutton,
Falcon, Mount Moriah, Hervey and Spirit Lake.

LAT...LON 3366 9311 3364 9311 3313 9378 3331 9400
      3388 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 225DEG 46KT 3332 9381

CN

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 7:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
724 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

ARZ059-TXZ097-109>112-125-126-136>138-250115-
Little River AR-Upshur TX-Gregg TX-Smith TX-Harrison TX-Cass TX-
Camp TX-Bowie TX-Marion TX-Morris TX-Titus TX-
724 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER...EAST
CENTRAL SMITH...CASS...MARION...NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...SOUTHERN
BOWIE...UPSHUR...MORRIS...SOUTHEASTERN TITUS...EASTERN CAMP AND GREGG
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

At 724 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Cason to near Gilmer to near Liberty City.
Movement was northeast at 65 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Longview, Texarkana, Marshall, Kilgore, White Oak, Gladewater,
Atlanta, Gilmer, Ashdown, New Boston, Pittsburg, Hallsville, Nash,
Hooks, Daingerfield, Jefferson, Linden, Hughes Springs, Lone Star and
Naples.

LAT...LON 3267 9508 3317 9492 3379 9413 3378 9407
      3331 9416 3261 9424 3234 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 221DEG 55KT 3308 9477 3271 9488 3248 9502

CN

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 7:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
727 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

TXZ136-149-150-250115-
Smith TX-Cherokee TX-Rusk TX-
727 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...WESTERN RUSK
AND NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

At 726 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maydelle, or near Rusk. A second strong thunderstorm was located
between New Summerfield and Henderson. Both storms are moving
northeast at 50 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Jacksonville, Henderson, Rusk, Overton, Troup, New London, Arp,
Ponta, Joinerville, Turnertown, New Salem, Minden, Maydelle, New
Summerfield, Mount Enterprise, Gallatin, Reklaw, Concord, Glenfawn
and Brachfield.

A tornado watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for eastern and
northeastern Texas.

LAT...LON 3237 9493 3237 9490 3194 9458 3184 9484
      3185 9493 3180 9496 3167 9528 3171 9531
      3172 9534 3173 9533 3173 9535 3181 9541
      3182 9540 3184 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 229DEG 43KT 3185 9525

CN

Local storm report, Mar 24, 8:37 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
837 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

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

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW HENDERSON         32.16N 94.81W
03/24/2017                   RUSK               TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING FORDALL STREET IN
            HENDERSON.

&&

CP

Local storm report, Mar 24, 9:20 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
920 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

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

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW MARSHALL           32.49N 94.44W
03/24/2017                   HARRISON           TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES ARE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD ALONG I-20
            WESTBOUND AT MILE MARKER 612.

&&

CP

Local storm report, Mar 24, 9:23 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
923 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017

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

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE MARSHALL          32.49N 94.33W
03/24/2017                   HARRISON           TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            OVERTURNED SEMI NEAR SCOTTSVILLE ON
            WESTBOUND I-20.

&&

CP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caddo	43 min
Mar 24, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	45 min
Mar 24, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	De Soto, Sabine	37 min
Mar 24, 10:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	De Soto, Sabine	51 min
Mar 24, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine	47 min
Mar 24, 10:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, De Soto, Red River	44 min
Mar 24, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and 1 more	60 min
Mar 24, 11:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Natchitoches, Winn	28 min
Mar 24, 11:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Sabine	3 hr
Mar 25, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Ouachita and 1 more	60 min
Mar 25, 12:03 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson	27 min
Mar 24, 7:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Little River	51 min
Mar 24, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Columbia	47 min

Nearby

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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.