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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 20, 20217 counties in Texas; 6 counties in Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this freeze warning at Apr 20, 2021, 1:23 PM CDT for 7 counties in Texas; 6 counties in Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 21, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
Apr 20, 2021, 1:23 PM CDT (18:23 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 21, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 21, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA

Counties Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Sevier County, AR, McCurtain County, OK, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Morris County, TX, Red River County, TX, Titus County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

700 
WWUS74 KSHV 201823
NPWSHV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
123 PM CDT Tue Apr 20 2021

ARZ050-051-059-060-070-071-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-210230-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FZ.W.0002.210421T0800Z-210421T1400Z/
/O.CON.KSHV.LW.Y.0015.210420T1900Z-210421T0300Z/
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Miller-Lafayette-McCurtain-
Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-
Including the cities of De Queen, Nashville, Mineral Springs, 
Dierks, Ashdown, Hope, Texarkana, Stamps, Lewisville, Bradley, 
Idabel, Broken Bow, Clarksville, Bogata, Mount Vernon, 
Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg, Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples, 
Omaha, Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs, and Queen City
123 PM CDT Tue Apr 20 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low
  as 30 expected. For the Lake Wind Advisory, Northwest winds 10
  to 20 mph are expected with gusts of 25 to 30 mph associated 
  with a strong cold front.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and 
  northeast Texas.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 3 AM to 9 AM CDT 
  Wednesday. For the Lake Wind Advisory, until 10 PM CDT this 
  evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft. Frost and freeze 
  conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and 
  possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

LAZ001-002-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>151-210230-
/O.CON.KSHV.LW.Y.0015.210420T1900Z-210421T0300Z/
Caddo-Bossier-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-
Rusk-Panola-
Including the cities of Shreveport, Bossier City, Mineola, 
Winnsboro, Quitman, Hawkins, Gilmer, Big Sandy, Jefferson, Tyler,
Longview, Marshall, Jacksonville, Rusk, Henderson, and Carthage
123 PM CDT Tue Apr 20 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph are expected with gusts of 
  25 to 30 mph will be associated with a strong cold front.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas, 
  northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will build rough waves on area lakes and
  open waters which will create hazardous conditions for small
  craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 4:40 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisorySHVBowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg and 10 more17 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Texas, 2021Freeze Warnings in Arkansas, 2021Freeze Warnings in Oklahoma, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021

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.