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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Jul 31, 2018, 7:39 PM CDT for Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2018, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
County Lincoln Parish, LA
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 31, 6:45 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 6:45 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 3:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 320 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 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>167-011100- 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- 320 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 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... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Isolated to widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be possible Saturday through Monday across much of the Four State Region, as low level moisture begins to increase once a weak upper level disturbance drifts back west across the area. Locally gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall will be possible in the stronger storms. Afternoon temperatures will also continue a gradual warming trend late this week, climbing into the mid 90s this weekend and early next week. With the increase in humidity levels expected this weekend, heat indices will range from 100 to 105 degrees through at least early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters will not be needed through tonight. 15
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 7:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
739 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018
LAZ005-010115-
Lincoln LA-
739 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN PARISH UNTIL
815 PM CDT...
At 739 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Arcadia, or 7 miles northwest of Grambling, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Ruston, Grambling, Simsboro and Vienna.
LAT...LON 3257 9258 3247 9264 3246 9278 3246 9287
3257 9288 3260 9288 3261 9287 3265 9286
3270 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 331DEG 18KT 3260 9282
06The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Jackson, Winn | 50 min |
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Sources
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