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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 9, 20214 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 2:28 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 32 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 9, 2021, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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 9, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 41 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 2021-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 928 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 2021-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
928 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-310 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1043 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WUUS54 KSHV 091928
SVRSHV
LAC015-017-027-119-092015-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0055.210409T1928Z-210409T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
228 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Northeastern Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  West central Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Central Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana...

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 228 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Benton, or 12
  miles north of Bossier City, moving 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...
  Springhill, Benton, Cullen, Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Shongaloo,
  Evergreen, Alden Bridge, Rocky Mount, Leton, Linton, Bellevue,
  Ivan, Couchwood and Red Chute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3256 9368 3273 9383 3302 9342 3302 9333
      3284 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 233DEG 41KT 3270 9369 

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

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3 follow-up statements
712 
WWUS54 KSHV 091936
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

LAC017-091946-
/O.CAN.KSHV.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210409T2015Z/
Caddo LA-
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CADDO PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
southwestern Arkansas...and northwestern Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3260 9360 3277 9377 3302 9342 3302 9333
      3284 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 233DEG 41KT 3276 9360 

$$

LAC015-027-119-092015-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210409T2015Z/
Webster LA-Claiborne LA-Bossier LA-
236 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...WEST CENTRAL CLAIBORNE AND NORTHERN
BOSSIER PARISHES...

At 236 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Benton, or 16 miles north of Bossier City, moving 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...
Springhill, Cullen, Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Shongaloo, Evergreen,
Alden Bridge, Rocky Mount, Leton, Linton, Bellevue, Ivan, Couchwood
and Red Chute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3260 9360 3277 9377 3302 9342 3302 9333
      3284 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 233DEG 41KT 3276 9360 

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

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212 
WWUS54 KSHV 091952
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
252 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

LAC015-027-119-092015-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210409T2015Z/
Webster LA-Claiborne LA-Bossier LA-
252 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...WEST CENTRAL CLAIBORNE AND NORTHEASTERN
BOSSIER PARISHES...

At 252 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sarepta, or 9
miles south of Springhill, moving 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...
Springhill, Cullen, Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Shongaloo, Evergreen,
Leton and Couchwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3269 9343 3289 9360 3302 9342 3302 9333
      3284 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 233DEG 41KT 3287 9342 

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

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740 
WWUS54 KSHV 092000
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
300 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

LAC015-027-119-092010-
/O.CAN.KSHV.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210409T2015Z/
Webster LA-Claiborne LA-Bossier LA-
300 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...WEST
CENTRAL CLAIBORNE AND NORTHEASTERN BOSSIER PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
southwestern Arkansas...and northwestern Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3269 9343 3289 9360 3302 9342 3302 9333
      3284 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 233DEG 41KT 3293 9333 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCaddo39 min
Apr 9, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Webster47 min
Apr 9, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion44 min
Apr 9, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVClaiborne, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union45 min
Apr 9, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Claiborne, Webster67 min
Apr 9, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVDe Soto50 min
Apr 9, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVOuachita, Union46 min
Apr 9, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVDe Soto56 min
Apr 9, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn66 min
Apr 9, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion21 min
Apr 9, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Winn52 min
Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBienville48 min
Apr 9, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita38 min
Apr 9, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union65 min
Apr 9, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Caddo, De Soto, Red River56 min
Apr 9, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVOuachita, Union65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.