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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 23, 202111 counties in Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2021, 12:58 AM CDT for 11 counties in Texas. It was in force for 30 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
Mar 23, 2021, 12:58 AM CDT (05:58 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2021, 1:28 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Smith County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 23, 1:10 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGLiberty City, Tx, TXSMALL 1 INCH LIMBS RIPPED OFF TRESS AND SEVERAL SMALL BUSHES UPROOTED.

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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2021-03-23Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1424 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
393 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

864 
WUUS54 KSHV 230558
SVRSHV
TXC063-067-183-203-315-343-401-423-449-459-499-230645-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0023.210323T0558Z-210323T0645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1258 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Smith County in northeastern Texas...
  Western Marion County in northeastern Texas...
  Southwestern Cass County in northeastern Texas...
  Western Harrison County in northeastern Texas...
  Northern Rusk County in northeastern Texas...
  Southeastern Wood County in northeastern Texas...
  Upshur County in northeastern Texas...
  Southern Morris County in northeastern Texas...
  Southeastern Titus County in northeastern Texas...
  Camp County in northeastern Texas...
  Gregg County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 145 AM CDT.

* At 1258 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles northeast of Hainesville to near Hawkins to
  9 miles southwest of Big Sandy, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Longview, Kilgore, White Oak, Gladewater, Gilmer, Pittsburg,
  Hallsville, Daingerfield, Hughes Springs, Lone Star, Big Sandy,
  Hawkins, Ore City, Clarksville City, East Mountain, Cason, Rocky
  Branch, Harleton, Diana and Rosewood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3319 9453 3292 9444 3236 9444 3237 9446
      3239 9448 3239 9449 3236 9449 3236 9523
      3263 9522 3286 9533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 245DEG 42KT 3277 9524 3265 9519 3247 9519 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
646 
WWUS54 KSHV 230628 RRA
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
128 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

TXC063-067-183-203-315-343-401-423-449-459-499-230638-
/O.CAN.KSHV.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210323T0645Z/
Smith TX-Marion TX-Cass TX-Harrison TX-Rusk TX-Wood TX-Upshur TX-
Morris TX-Titus TX-Camp TX-Gregg TX-
128 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SMITH...WESTERN
MARION...SOUTHWESTERN CASS...WESTERN HARRISON...NORTHERN RUSK...
SOUTHEASTERN WOOD...UPSHUR...SOUTHERN MORRIS...SOUTHEASTERN TITUS...
CAMP AND GREGG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3319 9453 3292 9444 3236 9444 3237 9446
      3239 9448 3239 9449 3236 9449 3236 9523
      3263 9522 3286 9533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 245DEG 42KT 3291 9489 3279 9484 3261 9484 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVFranklin, Red River, Titus30 min
Mar 23, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee, Rusk, Smith42 min
Mar 23, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg, Upshur42 min
Mar 23, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee, Panola, Rusk, Smith28 min
Mar 23, 2:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina50 min
Mar 23, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola38 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.