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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2018, 11:30 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas; Caddo Parish, Louisiana; Miller County, Arkansas. It was in force for 45 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
- Apr 13, 2018, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2018, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Miller County, AR, Caddo Parish, LA, Bowie County, TX, Cass County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Panola County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1539 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 13.1
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 Apr 13, 10:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 10:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1007 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .UPDATE... To add replacing Tornado watch number 45 for entire cwa. && .DISCUSSION... No major changes to package with just a few tweaks to sky and temps on the curve toward previously forecasted lows. Also, we have expanded 00-06Z pops/wx into the 06-09Z slot. We can make additional changes with counties first dropped from the new watch. All products up to date with graphics on home page next in line. /24/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 643 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018/ UPDATE... To add remaining SE cwa parishes into Tornado watch 40 DISCUSSION... All products have been reissued to add headline for all zones groupings and to remove afternoon wording. /24/ PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 626 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018/ AVIATION... Isolated to scattered -SHRA/-TSRA have developed across the Four- State Region today, courtesy of an approaching strong upper level disturbance from the west. This precipitation has been intermittently affecting the majority of the terminals today, and is expected to develop into a line of TSRA more less later this evening /progressing from west to east along a cold front/. This TAF forecast will not be an easy one, as will try to pinpoint best timing of the precipitation. Some of these storms will be capable of becoming severe with large hail, damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes being the main threats. Will of course amend as necessary. Otherwise, CIGS have risen to VFR early this evening, but as anticipated to drop into the MVFR and possibly IFR criteria after sunset. CIGS are poised to gradually improve to VFR and precipitation will be coming to an end from west to east towards the end of the TAF period, with perhaps the eastern terminals hanging on to by tomorrow mid-morning VCSH. Southerly winds will be intermittently breezy but is anticipated to drop to below Lake Wind Advisory criteria overnight. Concurrently, winds will be shifting to the west-northwest with the passage of a cold front and thus could see -SHRA develop along the front, hence the insertion of the -SHRA/VCSH towards the end of the TAF period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 55 65 40 59 / 90 30 10 0 MLU 63 70 41 60 / 90 70 10 0 DEQ 47 60 33 57 / 90 10 0 0 TXK 50 61 37 56 / 90 20 0 0 ELD 56 66 37 58 / 90 50 10 0 TYR 50 63 38 61 / 80 10 0 0 GGG 52 64 37 60 / 80 20 0 0 LFK 57 66 40 65 / 80 20 0 0 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && 24/29
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 2:01 PM CDT, 9 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Shreveport LA 201 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>012-017-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141100- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto- Red River-Bienville-Sabine-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp- Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk- Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 201 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 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... Tornado Watch #40 is in effect until 10 PM CDT tonight. This is a particularly dangerous situation. Severe thunderstorms are likely ahead of a dryline and cold front this afternoon through this evening and overnight. Threats of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and locally heavy rainfall are all possible during this event. The severe potential will shift to more of a damaging wind threat as storms evolve into a squall line tonight just ahead of the cold front. The severe threat should be ending prior to daybreak on Saturday. Total rainfall amounts up to three to four inches will be possible across parts of north central Louisiana and south central Arkansas, increasing the threat of isolated flash flooding across these areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Thunderstorms will be gradually ending from west to east with a cold frontal passage early Saturday morning, bringing an end to the severe threat. Therefore, no hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators and storm spotters will likely be needed this afternoon and into the overnight and early morning hours of Saturday. LAZ013-014-018>022-141100- Jackson-Ouachita-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle- 201 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Severe thunderstorms are likely this evening and overnight. Threats of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and locally heavy rainfall are all possible during this event. The severe potential will shift to more of a damaging wind threat as storms evolve into a squall line tonight just ahead of the cold front. The severe threat should be ending prior to daybreak on Saturday. Total event rainfall amounts up to three to four inches will be possible across parts of north central Louisiana and south central Arkansas, increasing the threat of isolated flash flooding across these areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Thunderstorms will be gradually ending from west to east with a cold frontal passage early Saturday morning, bringing an end to the severe threat. Therefore, no hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators and storm spotters will likely be needed this afternoon and into the overnight and early morning hours of Saturday. 09
In the hours before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 13, 11:08 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1108 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1052 PM HAIL KILGORE 32.39N 94.87W
04/13/2018 E1.00 INCH GREGG TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
20Local storm report, Apr 13, 11:11 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1111 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW WHITE OAK 32.54N 94.86W
04/13/2018 GREGG TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWN, BLOCKING FM ROAD 3272 IN
WHITE OAK.
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20Local storm report, Apr 13, 11:23 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1123 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW HENDERSON 32.17N 94.86W
04/13/2018 RUSK TX EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE REPORTED ON HOME 5000 BLOCK OF SH 64
WITH ENTRAPMENT. INJURIES UNKNOWN AT THIS
TIME.
&&
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Wood | 13 min |
| Apr 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Camp, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Nacogdoches and 4 more | 60 min |
| Apr 13, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison and 9 more | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 11:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 21 min |
| Apr 13, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Panola | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine, San Augustine | 65 min |
| Apr 14, 4:24 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Union | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 12:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 12:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Claiborne, Webster | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 12:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Claiborne, Webster | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson and 6 more | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 1:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Webster | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 1:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Claiborne | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 1:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Union | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita and 1 more | 75 min |
| Apr 14, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 1:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Winn | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 2:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Winn | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 2:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 2:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 2:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 2:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Ouachita, Union | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita | 20 min |
| Apr 13, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Sevier | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Little River, Sevier | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 1:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Columbia, Union | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 2:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Union | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.