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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 14, 2021Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2021, 6:04 AM CDT for Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2021, 6:04 AM CDT (11:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2021, 6:46 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 14, 6:15 AM CDTHAIL 11 Sse De Queen, AR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 191 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 2021-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1508 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -34 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
1508 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1286 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
1.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

187 
WUUS54 KSHV 141104
SVRSHV
ARC061-081-133-141200-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0101.210414T1104Z-210414T1200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
604 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Central Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Northern Howard County in southwestern Arkansas...

* Until 700 AM CDT.

* At 604 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Horatio, 
  moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  De Queen, Dierks, Horatio, Umpire, Lockesburg, Muddy Fork, Lebanon,
  Burg, Geneva, Provo and West Otis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3427 9394 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382
      3410 9382 3384 9445 3401 9446 3435 9397
      3435 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1103Z 234DEG 43KT 3399 9438 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
882 
WWUS54 KSHV 141121
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
621 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

ARC081-141129-
/O.CAN.KSHV.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210414T1200Z/
Little River AR-
621 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3427 9394 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382
      3410 9382 3400 9420 3411 9429 3435 9397
      3435 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1119Z 235DEG 43KT 3408 9417 

$$

ARC061-133-141200-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210414T1200Z/
Sevier AR-Howard AR-
621 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SEVIER AND NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTIES...

At 619 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Lockesburg, or 9 miles west of Dierks, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 615 AM, Quarter size hail was reported 
         in De Queen with this storm. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Dierks, Umpire, Muddy Fork, Lebanon, Provo and Burg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3427 9394 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382
      3410 9382 3400 9420 3411 9429 3435 9397
      3435 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1119Z 235DEG 43KT 3408 9417 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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074 
WWUS54 KSHV 141146
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
646 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

ARC061-133-141156-
/O.CAN.KSHV.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210414T1200Z/
Sevier AR-Howard AR-
646 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEVIER AND
NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3427 9394 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382
      3410 9382 3400 9420 3411 9429 3435 9397
      3435 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1145Z 234DEG 43KT 3427 9385 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward43 min
Apr 14, 4:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNevada60 min
Apr 14, 5:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLittle River47 min
Apr 14, 7:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion56 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.