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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 10, 20216 counties in Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 min. 5 reports 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
May 10, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2021, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 10, 1:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.754 N Pittsburg, TXSPOTTER NETWORK REPORTS.
May 10, 1:06 PM CDTHAIL 1.252 Sse Mount Pleasant, TXREPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.).
May 10, 1:30 PM CDTHAIL 1.253 Ne Daingerfield, TXHAM/SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTERS TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
May 10, 1:54 PM CDTHAIL 1.53 Ne Daingerfield, TXHALF DOLLAR TO PING PONG SIZE HAIL AND 1.24 INCHES OF RAIN IN 55 MINUTES.
May 10, 1:55 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Hughes Springs, TX

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 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2021-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 257 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
552 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

919 
WUUS54 KSHV 101800
SVRSHV
TXC063-067-315-343-449-459-101845-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0137.210510T1800Z-210510T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
100 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Marion County in northeastern Texas...
  Southwestern Cass County in northeastern Texas...
  Northeastern Upshur County in northeastern Texas...
  Morris County in northeastern Texas...
  Southern Titus County in northeastern Texas...
  Camp County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 145 PM CDT.

* At 1259 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pittsburg,
  moving southeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 1255 PM CDT, large hail was 
           reported in Pittsburg.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg, Leesburg, Daingerfield, Linden, Hughes
  Springs, Lone Star, Omaha, Cason, Cookville, Jenkins, Rocky Branch,
  Cedar Springs, Avinger, Rocky Mound, Lassater, Holly Springs,
  Roeder, Harvard and Lafayette.

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!

This is a dangerous storm. Prepare immediately for large destructive
hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should
move to shelter inside a strong building,  and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3297 9512 3323 9504 3318 9466 3314 9434
      3274 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 295DEG 37KT 3302 9494 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina40 min
May 9, 8:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVAnderson, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity35 days
May 9, 8:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine3 days
May 9, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNacogdoches50 min
May 10, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina41 min
May 10, 12:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Titus, Upshur, Wood45 min
May 10, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus49 min
May 10, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVFranklin37 min
May 10, 1:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVTitus46 min
May 10, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus46 min
May 10, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Harrison, Marion65 min
May 10, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River39 min
May 10, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison40 min
May 10, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMorris, Titus46 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.