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Excessive Heat Warning 2, NWS Shreveport, LA

July 13, 2020Caldwell Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana; Union County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 13, 2020, 3:32 AM CDT for Caldwell Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana; Union County, Arkansas. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 2020, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA

Counties Union County, AR, Caldwell Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat 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 excessive heat warning went out at Jul 13, 1:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 11:47 AM CDT, 15 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1147 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124-125-136-
137-131700-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Smith-Gregg-
1147 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020

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

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

Isolated to widely scattered showers will be possible this
afternoon during the time of peak heating. Otherwise, very hot
temperatures in the middle to upper 90s are expected once again
this afternoon. When combined with the high humidity levels,
maximum heat index readings will range between 105 to 110 degrees.
Therefore, a Heat Advisory is in effect today.

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

Afternoon highs are still forecast to reach the middle to upper
90s on Monday and throughout much of the upcoming week. With high
afternoon relative humidity values, heat index readings will
continue to reach above 105 degrees and higher for much of the
upcoming work week. Thus, Heat Advisories, and possibly Excessive
Heat Warnings, will be possible through much of next week into
next weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators...and storm spotters is not anticipated through tonight.

LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ126-138-149>153-165>167-131700-
Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River-
Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-
Caldwell-La Salle-Marion-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-
Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
1147 AM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020

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

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

Isolated to widely scattered showers will be possible this
afternoon during the time of peak heating. Otherwise, hot
temperatures in the middle to upper 90s are expected once again
this afternoon. When combined with the high humidity levels,
maximum heat index readings will range between 110 to 115 degrees.
Therefore, an Excessive Heat Warning is in effect today.

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

Afternoon highs are still forecast to reach the middle to upper
90s on Monday and throughout much of the upcoming week. With high
afternoon relative humidity, heat index readings will continue to
reach above 105 degrees and higher for much of the upcoming work
week. Thus, Heat Advisories, and possibly Excessive Heat
Warnings, will be possible through much of next week into next
weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators...and storm spotters is not anticipated through tonight.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 2:54 PM CDTHeat AdvisorySHVCamp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Morris, Smith and 3 more28 hr

Nearby

Excessive Heat Warnings in Louisiana, 2020Excessive Heat Warnings in Arkansas, 2020Every excessive heat warning in 2020

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.