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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 7, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2021, 2:12 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 63 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
Apr 7, 2021, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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
Apr 7, 12:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2021-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 532 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 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 267 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
532 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-229 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
433 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

907 
WUUS54 KSHV 071912
SVRSHV
TXC183-203-315-459-072015-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0045.210407T1912Z-210407T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
212 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Marion County in northeastern Texas...
  Northwestern Harrison County in northeastern Texas...
  Central Upshur County in northeastern Texas...
  Northwestern Gregg County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 212 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West
  Mountain, or near Gilmer, moving east at 35 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...
  Longview, White Oak, Gladewater, Gilmer, Ore City, Clarksville
  City, East Mountain, Diana, West Mountain, Berea, Harleton, Union
  Grove, Warren City, Lassater, Nesbitt, Bettie, Pritchett and
  Judson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern
Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3254 9501 3281 9505 3288 9441 3259 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 260DEG 31KT 3267 9496 

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

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1 follow-up statement
003 
WWUS54 KSHV 071939
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
239 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

TXC183-203-315-459-072015-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210407T2015Z/
Marion TX-Harrison TX-Upshur TX-Gregg TX-
239 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN MARION...NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...NORTHEASTERN UPSHUR AND
NORTH CENTRAL GREGG COUNTIES...

At 239 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Diana, or 14
miles north of Longview, moving east at 35 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...
Longview, Ore City, Diana, Berea, Harleton, Lassater, Nesbitt and
Judson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern
Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3256 9477 3284 9480 3288 9441 3259 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 260DEG 31KT 3271 9469 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
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
Apr 7, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby38 min
Apr 7, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Upshur43 min
Apr 7, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee45 min
Apr 7, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina, San Augustine, Shelby43 min
Apr 7, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine51 min
Apr 7, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine40 min
Apr 7, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine62 min
Apr 7, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine39 min
Apr 7, 6:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine3 hr

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.