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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Shreveport, LA

February 25, 2021Little River County, Miller County, Arkansas; Bowie County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 25, 2021, 10:10 PM CST for Little River County, Miller County, Arkansas; Bowie County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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
Feb 25, 2021, 10:10 PM CST (04:10 UTC)
Expired
Feb 25, 2021, 11:00 PM CST
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Bowie County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:13 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
Feb 25, 10:43 PM CSTHAIL 11 N Nash, TXQUARTER-SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT I-30 AND KINGS HWY.
Feb 25, 10:45 PM CSTHAIL 0.753 Nnw Texarkana, 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 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2021-02-26Temperature 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 2021-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 288 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
1097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
288 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
522 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

436 
WUUS54 KSHV 260410
SVRSHV
ARC081-091-TXC037-260500-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0003.210226T0410Z-210226T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1010 PM CST Thu Feb 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Northwestern Miller County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Bowie County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 1100 PM CST.

* At 1009 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near De Kalb, or
  10 miles west of New Boston, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Texarkana, Wake Village, Ashdown, New Boston, Nash, Hooks, De Kalb,
  Redwater, Red Lick, Ogden, Mandeville, Genoa, Richmond, Leary,
  Pleasant Hill, Millwood, Red Bank, Pine Prairie and Red Bluff.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3367 9397 3366 9395 3365 9394 3367 9392
      3365 9391 3364 9391 3363 9392 3363 9391
      3329 9388 3338 9468 3357 9468 3369 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 268DEG 48KT 3345 9459 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

09
1 follow-up statement
361 
WWUS54 KSHV 260432
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1032 PM CST Thu Feb 25 2021

ARC081-091-TXC037-260500-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210226T0500Z/
Little River AR-Miller AR-Bowie TX-
1032 PM CST Thu Feb 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST
FOR SOUTHERN LITTLE RIVER...NORTHWESTERN MILLER AND SOUTHEASTERN
BOWIE COUNTIES...

At 1032 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Red Lick, or
near Wake Village, moving east at 55 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Texarkana, Wake Village, Ashdown, Nash, Hooks, Redwater, Red Lick,
Ogden, Mandeville, Genoa, Richmond, Leary, Pleasant Hill, Millwood,
Red Bank, Pine Prairie and Red Bluff.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3367 9397 3366 9395 3365 9394 3367 9392
      3365 9391 3364 9391 3363 9392 3363 9391
      3329 9388 3334 9432 3362 9436 3369 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 268DEG 48KT 3346 9421 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 6:28 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion47 min
Feb 25, 10:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada45 min
Feb 26, 12:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLittle River30 min
Feb 26, 8:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVAshley, Union57 days
Feb 25, 6:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg, Harrison, Marion50 min
Feb 25, 9:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Franklin, Red River, Titus38 min
Feb 25, 11:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River34 min
Feb 26, 9:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus5 days
Feb 26, 9:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Titus6 days
Feb 26, 9:50 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVCass, Marion10 days

Nearby

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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.