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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 27, 2021Hempstead County, Nevada County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 5:34 PM CDT for Hempstead County, Nevada County, Arkansas. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2021, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hempstead County, AR, Nevada County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2021-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 951 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 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
5.6

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The text

As transmitted.

343 
WUUS54 KSHV 272234
SVRSHV
ARC057-099-272300-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0031.210327T2234Z-210327T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
534 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Northwestern Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blevins, or 
  10 miles north of Hope, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Blevins, Washington, McCaskill and Oakhaven. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Arkansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3396 9344 3395 9342 3396 9338 3393 9334
      3392 9334 3371 9356 3376 9372 3396 9361
      3395 9355 3395 9350 3396 9347
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 214DEG 36KT 3383 9359 

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

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1 follow-up statement
226 
WWUS54 KSHV 272248
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
548 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ARC057-099-272300-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210327T2300Z/
Hempstead AR-Nevada AR-
548 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HEMPSTEAD AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...

At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Blevins, or 12 
miles northwest of Prescott, moving northeast at 30 mph. Another 
severe thunderstorm was indicated near Oakhaven, also moving 
northeast at 30 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...
Blevins, Washington, McCaskill and Oakhaven. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Arkansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3396 9344 3395 9342 3396 9338 3393 9334
      3392 9334 3371 9356 3376 9372 3396 9361
      3395 9355 3395 9350 3396 9347
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 204DEG 25KT 3388 9359 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia41 min
Mar 27, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier40 min
Mar 27, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Nevada23 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.