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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 5, 2020Sevier County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2020, 5:00 AM CDT for Sevier County, Arkansas. It was in force for 60 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
May 5, 2020, 5:00 AM CDT (10:00 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2020, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sevier County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 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 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 May 5, 4:11 AM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 4:11 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 12:01 PM CDT, 16 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1201 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

ARZ060-061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ110>112-124>126-
136>138-149>153-165>167-051715-
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-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-
Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
1201 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

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

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

A few scattered to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will
be possible as a cold front passes through the area on Tuesday. A
few strong storms will be possible but should remain sub-severe.
Another round of thunderstorms will be possible on Friday as a
stronger cold front will move through the area. At this time, the
threat for severe weather appears to be low, but will continue to
closely monitor the potential.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters will not be needed through tonight.

ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108-109-051715-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-
Titus-
1201 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

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

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

Isolated strong to possibly severe thunderstorms will be possible
for areas north of I-30 early this evening and into the overnight
hours. Stronger storms will be capable of producing large hail
and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Showers and thunderstorms will push out of the area early Tuesday
morning as the front advances to the southeast. Another round of
thunderstorms will be possible on Friday as a stronger cold front
will move through the area. At this time, the threat for severe
weather appears to be low, but will continue to closely monitor
the potential.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators...and storm spotters may be needed this evening. Please
relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS
while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 5, 2:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 5, 3:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 5, 3:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 5:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River64 min
May 5, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVClaiborne38 min
May 5, 9:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion32 min
May 5, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNatchitoches34 min
May 5, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHoward, Sevier45 min
May 5, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHoward, Sevier35 min
May 5, 2:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHoward, Sevier45 min
May 5, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSevier45 min
May 5, 5:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier49 min
May 5, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead, Nevada60 min
May 5, 7:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMiller37 min
May 5, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNevada45 min
May 5, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Lafayette40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2020Every severe thunderstorm 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.