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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 25, 2019Grant Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2019, 5:27 AM CDT for Grant 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

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2019, 5:27 AM CDT (10:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2019, 6:03 AM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Grant Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 11:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 149 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2019-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 94 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2019-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 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
94 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1094 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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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 Apr 25, 3:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 3:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 12:29 PM CDT, 16 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1229 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019

LAZ010-011-017-018-TXZ149>153-165>167-251730-
De Soto-Red River-Sabine-Natchitoches-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-
Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
1229 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms will begin to increase across the area
later this Wednesday afternoon and evening, and may continue
through the wee hours of Thursday morning. Damaging wind gusts
and possibly an isolated tornado can be expected from stronger
storms, mainly through this Wednesday evening. Locally heavy
rainfall is also possible in storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

Showers and thunderstorms will begin to diminish during the
daytime Thursday. Additional showers and thunderstorms will begin
to return to the region beginning on Tuesday of next week.
However, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters may be needed this afternoon through
the overnight hours.

LAZ001>006-012>014-019>022-TXZ124>126-136>138-251730-
Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-Bienville-Jackson-
Ouachita-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-
Gregg-Harrison-
1229 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms will begin to increase across the area
this Wednesday afternoon and evening, and may continue through
the wee hours of Thursday morning. Strong to damaging wind gusts
can be expected from stronger storms, mainly through Wednesday
evening. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible in storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

Showers and thunderstorms will begin to diminish during the
daytime Thursday. Additional showers and thunderstorms will begin
to return to the region beginning on Tuesday of next week.
However, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters may be required for this Wednesday
afternoon into the early hours of Thursday morning.

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-251730-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-
1229 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase during the
afternoon and evening hours and possibly continue through the
overnight hours. Strong gusty wind and brief locally heavy
rainfall may occur in stronger storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

Showers and thunderstorms will begin to diminish during the daytime
Thursday. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible
over the weekend, by late this upcoming weekend. Additional showers
and thunderstorms will begin to return to the region beginning on
Tuesday of next week. However, no hazardous weather is expected at
this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters are not anticipated at this time for
this Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 4:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:04 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 7:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVSmith3 hr
Apr 24, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg, Smith, Upshur43 min
Apr 24, 7:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVSmith116 min
Apr 24, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUpshur60 min
Apr 24, 8:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVUpshur, Wood2 hr
Apr 24, 8:21 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVUpshur18 min
Apr 24, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUpshur47 min
Apr 24, 9:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVGregg, Upshur116 min
Apr 24, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg46 min
Apr 24, 9:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVGregg, Smith, Upshur3 hr
Apr 24, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee46 min
Apr 24, 9:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVHarrison, Marion3 hr
Apr 24, 10:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVAngelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Rusk and 1 more3 hr
Apr 24, 10:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVSmith, Wood3 hr
Apr 24, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine44 min
Apr 24, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby40 min
Apr 24, 11:01 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVNacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby29 min
Apr 24, 11:26 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatSHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby34 min
Apr 25, 12:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby3 hr
Apr 25, 12:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby3 hr
Apr 25, 12:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby38 min
Apr 25, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine63 min
Apr 25, 3:11 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisorySHVHarrison, Marion, Panola13 hr
Apr 25, 5:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood63 hr
Apr 25, 5:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVWood51 hr
Apr 25, 5:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg51 hr
Apr 25, 5:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Titus4 days
Apr 25, 5:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Rusk36 days
Apr 25, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk59 hr
Apr 24, 11:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVDe Soto, Natchitoches, Sabine50 min
Apr 25, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, Webster28 min
Apr 25, 12:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River43 min
Apr 25, 12:36 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Natchitoches, Red River39 min
Apr 25, 1:01 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln44 min
Apr 25, 1:37 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union38 min
Apr 25, 1:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Union and 1 more50 min
Apr 25, 2:14 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVUnion31 min
Apr 25, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLaSalle41 min
Apr 25, 3:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, LaSalle43 min
Apr 25, 3:10 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaldwell, LaSalle37 min
Apr 25, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNatchitoches46 min
Apr 25, 4:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGrant, Natchitoches, Winn49 min
Apr 25, 4:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita, Winn43 min
Apr 25, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGrant41 min
Apr 25, 5:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLaSalle42 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.