Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Shreveport, LA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1206 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018

.AVIATION...
For the ArkLaTex, LIFR/IFR/MVFR for us this cycle, but a terminal
or two may improve as dry slot sweeps measurable rain/isold TS
and BR this cycle. Fropa at KTYR/KGGG. Sfc winds will soon
shifting to NW with fropa KTXK is next. Gusty N/NW overnight and
into KGGG at 12Z and not into KSHV/KLFK until 18-21Z. KELD 15/00Z
and KMLU 15/06Z. Clouds will lift with a package slowly moving E
bringing VFR by late tomorrow. Much better weather for the wknd./24/

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1015 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018/

UPDATE...
Tweak lows and highs cold front knocking on the door.

SHORT TERM...
A couple of sites in NE TX are swinging NW, but quite light.
Stronger winds will arrive overnight. It is 50/47 in TYR and
Saturated in SHV and 62 in Monroe. Front will pivot S to our W and
then punch in from the SW overnight with slowly falling temps.
Large upper low has pushed most measurable rain this evening with
more to develop overnight as lows work slowly E. Amounts hence
forth will be light QPF wise unless anything trains around the
core. /24/

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 358 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018/

SHORT TERM.../Tonight through Friday Night/
Upper level low continues to pivot eastward into central Texas
late this afternoon with broad area of lift entering our western
zones where new showers and isolated thunderstorms have begun to
develop. This convection is more scattered compared to what has
been observed for much of today where widespread showers and
isolated storms have gradually waned in coverage this afternoon.
Dry slotting has helped erode some of this convection, but look
for additional development through tonight as the broad upper
trough and closed low shift farther east. Severe potential remains
marginal, and the main concern with any storms will be for some
hail as colder air aloft seeps farther into the region. Although
the damaging wind and tornado threats are very minimal, neither
can be completely ruled through this evening. Otherwise, look for
temperatures to fall back into the mid to upper 40s and lower 50s
overnight.

Rainfall coverage will remain quite high for Friday as the center
of the upper low passes just south of the region. The threat of
any thunderstorms will quickly fade through Friday morning as a
cold front shifts SE through the area in the wake of the upper
trough passage. Gusty NW winds behind the front will likely
warrant a lake wind advisory over parts of the area on Friday,
mainly over our western zones in NE Texas and SE Oklahoma. Low
temperatures behind the front will range from the upper 30s north
to lower and mid 40s farther south on Friday with even colder wind
chill values as NW winds will continue to be rather brisk through
Friday night. /19/

LONG TERM.../Saturday through Thursday/

All precip should exit the area by sunrise Saturday morning as a
deep upper trough and surface low lift northeast into the Ohio River
Valley. Clouds will be slow to clear on Saturday, which should keep
temperatures below 60 degrees F during the daytime. Overnight lows
will generally remain above freezing except for some locations in
the terrain of Southeast Oklahoma. Warmer temperatures can be
expected for Sunday as a shortwave ridge moves overhead.

A persistence forecast will generally be the rule of thumb from
Sunday through Tuesday. Another upper trough will move out of the
Southern Rockies and into West Texas by late Tuesday/early
Wednesday. As this trough strengthens, another Pacific front/dryline
will move across the Southern Plains bringing a chance for showers
back to the area from early Wednesday through early Thursday. Medium
range models suggest this system will be very progressive, and there
is considerably uncertainty regarding deep layer moisture
availability. Therefore, only slight chance PoPs were mentioned for
the middle of next week.
PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1252 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018/

AVIATION...

For the 13/18Z TAF period, a mix of cig/vsby categories with
mainly IFR/MVFR conditions observed through much of this period as
shwrs and embedded tstms continue to affect area terminals as an
upper level storm system shifts eastward overnight through Friday
morning. Conditions may even further deteriorate overnight while
intermittent periods of improvement cannot be ruled out in between
breaks in convection. Otherwise, winds will primarily be from the
E/SE ahead of a cold front which will enter our region early
Friday morning with winds shifting to the N/NW and becoming gusty
through the remainder of the day Friday following frontal passage.

/19/

CN

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  43  56  39  61 /  30   0   0   0
MLU  45  55  41  60 /  40  10   0   0
DEQ  39  57  35  61 /  40  10   0   0
TXK  42  55  37  60 /  40   0   0   0
ELD  44  54  38  61 /  50  10   0   0
TYR  39  57  37  62 /  20   0   0   0
GGG  40  56  38  62 /  30   0   0   0
LFK  41  58  38  63 /  20   0   0   0

&&

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

24/19/09

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1140 AM CST Thu Dec 13 2018

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141200-
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-
1140 AM CST Thu Dec 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...

Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will continue this
afternoon across portions of North Louisiana and Southwest
Arkansas before gradually diminishing from southwest to northeast
by mid to late afternoon. However, additional scattered showers
and thunderstorms may redevelop late this afternoon through
tonight across the region, ahead of a strong and cold upper level
storm system that will drop southeast across much of Texas.
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across
portions of East Texas late this afternoon and early evening before
possibly spreading north northeast across North Louisiana,
Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma this evening and
overnight. The primary threats will be large hail and possibly
damaging winds, although an isolated tornado can not be ruled out.
Given the saturated soils in wake of widespread heavy rain that
fell last weekend, minor flooding of low lying, poor drainage
areas will also be possible from any showers and embedded
thunderstorms that produce brief heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Areas of rain will remain ongoing Friday morning across Northeast
Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, before shifting
east across the region but gradually diminishing from west to east
through the afternoon and evening. Dry conditions will return
Saturday and continue through the first half of the new work week,
with temperatures warming to near or slightly above normal late
this weekend through early next week. Scattered showers may return
to the region by Wednesday. However, no hazardous weather is
expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency managers, spotter networks, and amateur
radio operators, may be needed late this afternoon and evening
over portions of the region.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
357 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2018

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

0356 AM     HAIL             5 E HOMER               32.81N 92.97W
12/14/2018  E1.25 INCH       CLAIBORNE          LA   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
            HOMER AND LISBON, LOUISIANA ALONG HWY. 2.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
424 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2018

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

0416 AM     HAIL             6 ENE DOUGLASSVILLE     33.23N 94.25W
12/14/2018  E1.00 INCH       CASS               TX   PUBLIC

            1 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE ATLANTA STATE
            PARK ON LAKE WRIGHT PATMAN.

&&

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
454 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018

LAZ004-005-012-013-141145-
Bienville LA-Lincoln LA-Claiborne LA-Jackson LA-
454 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE...NORTHEASTERN BIENVILLE AND WESTERN LINCOLN
PARISHES UNTIL 545 AM CST...

At 454 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northwest of Jonesboro, moving north at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ruston, Grambling, Jonesboro, Arcadia, Dubach, Simsboro, Hodge, North
Hodge, Vienna, East Hodge, Quitman, Mount Zion, Aycock, Liberty Hill
and Unionville.

LAT...LON 3224 9272 3226 9293 3274 9296 3271 9260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 184DEG 19KT 3233 9283

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