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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 52
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Apr 13, 2019, 10:01 AM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas; 17 parishes in Louisiana; 27 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2019, 10:01 AM CDT (15:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2019, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 48 counties
Columbia County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Miller County, AR, Union County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Austin County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Houston County, TX, Madison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Panola County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Walker County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 20%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 10%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 40%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 20%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 60%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 60%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 90%
Warnings issued inside it
51 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 10:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Miller | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 10:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caddo, De Soto | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 10:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sabine | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 10:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Smith, Wood | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 10:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Natchitoches | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 11 min |
| Apr 13, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Trinity | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 11:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Natchitoches | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 11:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Houston | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 11:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazos, Madison | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Columbia, Lafayette, Miller | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln | 22 min |
| Apr 13, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 11:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 12:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Houston, Madison, Walker | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk | 20 min |
| Apr 13, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 12:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, De Soto, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Houston, Madison | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 12:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Houston | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Houston, Madison | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Red River, Webster | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 1:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River and 1 more | 66 min |
| Apr 13, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Houston, Trinity | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 1:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 58 min |
| Apr 13, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Polk, Trinity | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 1:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Rusk | 15 min |
| Apr 13, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Winn | 60 min |
| Apr 13, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, San Augustine | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | 26 min |
| Apr 13, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Rusk | 11 min |
| Apr 13, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, Waller | 12 min |
| Apr 13, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby and 3 more | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Grant, LaSalle | 62 min |
| Apr 13, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby | 10 min |
| Apr 13, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Union | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Union | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Sabine, San Augustine | 14 min |
| Apr 13, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, LaSalle, Ouachita, Winn | 46 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 10 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 96 min |
| Apr 12, 10:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne and 20 more | 113 min |
| Apr 13, 9:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River and 2 more | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 11:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and 18 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Vernon | 83 min |
| Apr 13, 12:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Richland, Tensas, West Carroll | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Catahoula, De Soto, Grant and 7 more | 97 min |
| Apr 13, 4:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caldwell, Franklin, Grant, LaSalle, Madison, Richland and 2 more | 55 min |
| Apr 12, 11:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Coke, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Howard and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche and 26 more | 55 min |
| Apr 13, 4:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall and 13 more | 55 min |
| Apr 13, 6:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche and 27 more | 57 min |
| Apr 13, 7:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Burleson and 28 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Dallas and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 9:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson and 19 more | 95 min |
| Apr 13, 11:11 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brazos, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Liberty and 10 more | 34 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.