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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 3, 2018Grant Parish, Winn Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2018, 9:56 AM CDT for Grant Parish, Winn Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 3, 2018, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2018, 10:19 AM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Grant Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 192 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1415 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1415 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-195 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 3, 7:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
750 AM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018

.UPDATE...

The cold front is crossing I-20 in NE TX and in the wake of a
cluster of thunderstorms may have sagged into NE LA as well.
Shreveport regional hears thunder and still has a light SE at
this time. Some new development has remained sparse and with a
sense of Sunday morning humor the Barksdale bubble has failed
allowing rain to fall in much of Bossier parish along and South of
I-20. Other spotty showers are still showing up just behind the
sfc front in Miller and Union counties and this looks to the back
edge through 10 a.m. No real changes to pops/wx aside from that
and to remove daybreak wording in the previous issuance. /24/

&&

AVIATION...
A frontal boundary moving south across the region will allow for
MVFR conditions for a few hours. VFR conditions to return in the
mid to late morning for most terminals. Attm a Southwest wind
around 5KTS continues ahead of the boundary will become west and
then northwest with the passage of the front. Then continue to
veer to North and Northeast winds around 10 knots later this
morning and through the afternoon with a few gusts until after
sunset when we will slack to become L/V. /24/

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 430 AM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018/

SHORT TERM.../Today through tomorrow/

The cold front is working across Northeast Texas and South
Arkansas with very limited Thunderstorm activity for our cwa. The
lion's share of heavy rain is located in Union and Ouachita
parishes with just a few spotty blips of brief and occasional
showers elsewhere. We have sent out a pre-period to boost the
rain chance from 30 to 50 over this corner of our area. And we
will be updating early for daybreak wording as much of this
activity will be clear of our cwa in the next hour or two.

The real cooler air is far to our North over Northeastern
Oklahoma and Northern Arkansas. However, our winds are shifting
to North and while we may see additional development South of I-20
this morning and into the early afternoon in the shallow convergent
zone, and our air temperatures will only be about 5 degrees
cooler today. At least the heat index will take a couple of days
off.

The rain shadow effect (aka The Barksdale Bubble) and a likely
decent cap lingering kept everything well away from Southwest
Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana overnight. However, high
pressure, weak as it is, will soon make for a dry short term
forecast and thankfully less humidity for most everyone except our
far southern tier of co/pa. We can expect skies will be clearing
quickly with Northwest flow just 5kft up, but some new clouds may
develop after daybreak over the air mass. We can also look forward
to a nice start to the new work week with a range of 60s for most
of us in the morning. However, highs on Monday will begin to edge
back upwards with lower 90s as Northeast winds veer to Southeast
during the day. /24/

LONG TERM.../Tomorrow Night through Sunday/

The UA ridge centered to our west across southwest TX and northeast
Mexico early this morning, is progged to retrograde a bit tomorrow
night thus resulting in northwest flow aloft to dominate across the
Four-State Region. Several embedded impulses within the flow aloft
is poised to move across the region Tuesday through Thursday,
interacting with a moist environment /PWATs of 1.4-1.7 inches/ as
ensuing srly flow aids in the translation of rich Gulf moisture.
This will result in isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms.
The strongest impulse passage is exhibited to occur on Tuesday,
during which time the majority of long term solutions show the best
spatial extent or precip and the potential for a few strong storms
/gusty winds and perhaps small hail/. Confidence is high enough to
maintain highest POPs on Tuesday. By the end of the week, the center
of the UA ridge will have shifted to the northeast across the South
Plains and hence, its eastern periphery will become more predominate
across the FA. However, with the center of the ridge not directly
overhead, a few weak impulses translating the eastern periphery and
associated precip could impact portions of the CWA /mainly the
northeastern-half where the impulses will progress across/ late week
and into the weekend.

Daytime temps in the upper 80s to lower 90s is expected on Tuesday,
given it is expected to be the wettest day and have the most cloud
cover. Thereafter, well above normal warmth will make a quick return
with daytime highs in the lower to middle 90s CWA-wide by the end of
the week.  /29/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  90  69  92  68 /  20  10   0  20
MLU  91  65  90  66 /  20   0   0  10
DEQ  89  62  89  63 /  10   0   0  40
TXK  88  65  89  66 /  10   0   0  30
ELD  89  63  90  64 /  20   0   0  10
TYR  90  69  91  68 /  20  10  10  40
GGG  90  66  91  67 /  20  10   0  40
LFK  91  72  92  70 /  30  10  10  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

24/29
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 5:42 AM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
542 AM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018

LAZ017>022-TXZ149-152-153-165>167-041045-
Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-Cherokee-
Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
542 AM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms is expected to develop along a
southward moving cold frontal boundary this afternoon, across
portions of central Louisiana, east Texas and deep east Texas.
Some of the thunderstorms will have the potential of reaching
strong levels, with gusty winds and small hail being the main
threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Slightly cooler temperatures will greet the new work week, but
will return to well above normal warmth by the end of the week.
Isolated thunderstorms are anticipated to return Monday through
Friday, as embedded impulses move around the upper level ridge of
high pressure centered to the west.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators...and storm spotters may be needed this afternoon.

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-
108>112-124>126-136>138-150-151-041045-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-
Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-
Rusk-Panola-
542 AM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest
Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Lingering scattered showers and thunderstorms will be ongoing
early this morning across portions of southwest Arkansas and
northeast Louisiana. Although the threat of strong storms will be
waning, an isolated gusty wind will be possible through daybreak.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Slightly cooler temperatures will greet the new work week, but
will return to well above normal warmth by the end of the week.
Isolated thunderstorms are anticipated to return Monday through
Friday, as embedded impulses move around the upper level ridge of
high pressure centered to the west.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 7:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
719 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

LAZ013-014-021-031300-
Caldwell LA-Ouachita LA-Jackson LA-
719 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON
AND SOUTHWESTERN OUACHITA PARISHES UNTIL 800 AM CDT...

At 718 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles southwest of Brownsville-Bawcom, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Clarks, Grayson, Chatham, Vixen, Luna, Riverton, Lapine and
Kelly.

LAT...LON 3209 9187 3208 9190 3209 9191 3207 9193
      3206 9192 3193 9225 3205 9231 3215 9231
      3215 9237 3230 9245 3242 9226 3224 9200
      3219 9201 3220 9198 3217 9198 3216 9189
      3214 9190 3212 9187
TIME...MOT...LOC 1218Z 327DEG 14KT 3228 9231

FB
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 8:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
801 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

LAZ013-014-019-021-022-031345-
Caldwell LA-Winn LA-La Salle LA-Ouachita LA-Jackson LA-
801 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON...NORTHERN LA SALLE...SOUTH CENTRAL OUACHITA AND NORTHEASTERN
WINN PARISHES UNTIL 845 AM CDT...

At 801 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles northwest of Clarks, or 17 miles west of Columbia, moving south
at 20 mph.

Half inch hail, moderate rainfall and winds in excess of 30 mph will
be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Olla, Clarks, Grayson, Urania, Tullos, Spaulding, Vixen,
Riverton, Standard, Kelly, Burlington and Luna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3197 9191 3193 9190 3193 9200 3185 9201
      3177 9234 3178 9236 3180 9236 3180 9238
      3225 9249 3235 9224 3204 9190 3201 9189
      3199 9190 3197 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 1301Z 340DEG 17KT 3215 9237

FB
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 8:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
829 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

LAZ012-013-031415-
Bienville LA-Jackson LA-
829 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JACKSON AND EAST CENTRAL
BIENVILLE PARISHES UNTIL 915 AM CDT...

At 829 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Quitman, or 8 miles north of Jonesboro, moving east at 25 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Jonesboro, Chatham, Hodge, North Hodge, East Hodge, Quitman and
Liberty Hill.

LAT...LON 3232 9289 3245 9283 3236 9240 3216 9248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1329Z 291DEG 20KT 3236 9272

19
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 8:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
848 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

LAZ019-021-022-031430-
Caldwell LA-Winn LA-La Salle LA-
848 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALDWELL...
NORTHWESTERN LA SALLE AND EASTERN WINN PARISHES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...

At 847 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sikes, or 12 miles northwest of Olla, moving south at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Olla, Urania, Tullos, Sikes and Standard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3180 9257 3215 9253 3215 9235 3214 9234
      3215 9231 3215 9227 3180 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1347Z 346DEG 14KT 3203 9237

19
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 9:00 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
900 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

LAZ012-013-019-031445-
Winn LA-Bienville LA-Jackson LA-
900 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...
SOUTHEASTERN BIENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN WINN PARISHES UNTIL 945 AM
CDT...

At 900 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jonesboro, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Winnfield, Jonesboro, Hodge, North Hodge, Dodson, East Hodge,
Quitman, Joyce and Hudson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3189 9256 3202 9289 3239 9286 3239 9270
      3230 9251
TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 331DEG 16KT 3225 9277

19
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 9:45 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion37 min
Jun 3, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion42 min
Jun 3, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita, Union45 min
Jun 3, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaldwell, Ouachita44 min
Jun 3, 6:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River39 min
Jun 3, 7:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River45 min
Jun 3, 7:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaldwell41 min
Jun 3, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaldwell44 min
Jun 3, 8:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVJackson46 min
Jun 3, 8:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVWinn42 min
Jun 3, 9:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVJackson, Winn45 min
Jun 3, 9:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVWinn41 min
Jun 3, 9:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGrant, Winn45 min
Jun 2, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward23 min
Jun 2, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward39 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.