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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 27, 2021Union County, Arkansas; Claiborne Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 10:23 PM CDT for Union County, Arkansas; Claiborne Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 67 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, 10:23 PM CDT (03:23 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Union County, AR, Claiborne Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 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 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1297 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 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
1297 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
953 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
8.1

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The text

As transmitted.

632 
WUUS54 KSHV 280323
SVRSHV
ARC139-LAC027-111-280430-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0038.210328T0323Z-210328T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1023 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Union County in south central Arkansas...
  Northern Union Parish in north central Louisiana...
  Northern Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1023 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles southwest of Wesson to 10 miles southwest of
  Junction City to near Homer, moving east northeast at 45 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...
  Homer, Huttig, Junction City, Bernice, Strong, Wesson, Urbana,
  Lawson, Cooley, Lapile, Marion, Lisbon, Felsenthal, Spearsville,
  Lillie, New London, Oakland, Cecil, Litroe and Catesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Arkansas...and north central and northwestern Louisiana.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3297 9208 3292 9207 3287 9208 3272 9322
      3292 9302 3308 9295 3327 9229 3325 9223
      3323 9223 3322 9222 3321 9223 3320 9221
      3321 9218 3316 9217 3316 9211 3310 9214
      3303 9211 3303 9209 3301 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 251DEG 38KT 3304 9289 3292 9286 3277 9308 

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

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2 follow-up statements
014 
WWUS54 KSHV 280404
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1104 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ARC139-LAC027-111-280430-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210328T0430Z/
Union AR-Union LA-Claiborne LA-
1104 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY...NORTHERN UNION AND EASTERN CLAIBORNE
PARISHES...

At 1103 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Moro Bay State Park to near Strong to near
Cooley, moving east at 45 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...
Huttig, Bernice, Strong, Urbana, Lawson, Cooley, Lapile, Marion,
Felsenthal, Spearsville, Lillie, New London, Aurelle, Oakland,
Taylorville, Hillsboro, Lockhart, Cecil and Litroe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Arkansas...and north central and northwestern Louisiana.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3297 9208 3292 9207 3287 9208 3283 9283
      3305 9257 3321 9249 3327 9229 3325 9223
      3323 9223 3322 9222 3321 9223 3320 9221
      3321 9218 3316 9217 3316 9211 3310 9214
      3303 9211 3303 9209 3301 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 250DEG 40KT 3322 9230 3306 9236 3290 9262 

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

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197 
WWUS54 KSHV 280424
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1124 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ARC139-LAC027-111-280432-
/O.EXP.KSHV.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210328T0430Z/
Union AR-Union LA-Claiborne LA-
1124 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY...
NORTHERN UNION AND EASTERN CLAIBORNE PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM
CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning will be exiting the warned 
area shortly. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. 
However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these 
thunderstorms.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Arkansas...and north central and northwestern Louisiana.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Shreveport.

LAT...LON 3297 9208 3292 9207 3287 9208 3283 9283
      3305 9257 3321 9249 3327 9229 3325 9223
      3323 9223 3322 9222 3321 9223 3320 9221
      3321 9218 3316 9217 3316 9211 3310 9214
      3303 9211 3303 9209 3301 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 251DEG 38KT 3327 9208 3311 9214 3295 9240 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Lafayette, Miller40 min
Mar 27, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada49 min
Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVCaddo, De Soto51 min
Mar 27, 8:04 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo41 min
Mar 27, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto49 min
Mar 27, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Webster19 min
Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo51 min
Mar 27, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Claiborne, Webster45 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.