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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 9, 2021Bowie County, Red River County, Texas; Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 10:48 PM CDT for Bowie County, Red River County, Texas; Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 min. 8 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
Apr 9, 2021, 10:48 PM CDT (03:48 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR, McCurtain County, OK, Bowie County, TX, Red River County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Apr 9, 10:48 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGClarksville, TXTREE DOWN ON JACKSON AND DELAWARE STREET IN CLARKSVILLE.
Apr 9, 10:50 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Harris, OK
Apr 9, 10:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 70Idabel, OKIDABEL MESONET MEASURED 70 MPH GUST.
Apr 9, 11:09 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60De Queen, AR
Apr 9, 11:10 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sw De Kalb, TXPOWER LINES REPORTED DOWN ON HWY 44 WEST OUTSIDE OF DE KALB.
Apr 9, 11:12 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGDe Kalb, TXTREE FELL ON HOME ON HICKORY STREET. INJURIES UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. POWER LINES DOWN SAME LOCATION.
Apr 9, 11:22 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGForeman, ARA STRONG SQUALL LINE WITH AN EMBEDDED SUPERCELL PRODUCED A BROAD SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE STARTING NEAR FOREMAN AR AND ENDING NEAR ASHDOWN AR. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY LIMITED TO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES LAYING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, ALTHOUGH A FEW STRUCTURES DI
Apr 9, 11:27 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 655 Nw Ben Lomond, AR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 9, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 148 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 2021-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 329 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
148 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-321 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2441 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
421 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

533 
WUUS54 KSHV 100348
SVRSHV
ARC081-133-OKC089-TXC037-387-100430-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0085.210410T0348Z-210410T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1048 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southeastern McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Bowie County in northeastern Texas...
  Red River County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1047 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles northeast of Broken Bow to near Bogata, 
  moving southeast at 50 mph. In addition, severe thunderstorms 
  ahead of this line were located north of Dekalb Texas to southwest 
  of Horatio, moving east near 25 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...
  De Queen, Clarksville, Horatio, Foreman, Boxelder, Idabel, Broken
  Bow, De Kalb, Bogata, Lockesburg, Winthrop, Gillham, Ben Lomond,
  Arkinda, Dalby Springs, Avery, Oak Grove, Annona, Haworth and
  Eagletown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3419 9447 3419 9409 3391 9406 3331 9473
      3333 9474 3332 9478 3338 9482 3340 9488
      3337 9523 3344 9531 3353 9531 3427 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 321DEG 45KT 3410 9459 3348 9526 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNacogdoches40 min
Apr 9, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg53 min
Apr 9, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Rusk27 min
Apr 9, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVShelby40 min
Apr 9, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine42 min
Apr 9, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola, Shelby54 min
Apr 9, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk58 min
Apr 9, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNacogdoches, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby55 min
Apr 9, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Titus48 min
Apr 9, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie42 min
Apr 9, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 3 more63 min
Apr 9, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood43 min
Apr 10, 1:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison40 min
Apr 10, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee47 min
Apr 10, 1:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNacogdoches51 min
Apr 10, 1:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVShelby50 min
Apr 10, 2:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina38 min
Apr 10, 2:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine52 min
Apr 10, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine40 min
Apr 10, 3:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine56 min
Apr 9, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion42 min
Apr 9, 11:24 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVLittle River36 min
Apr 9, 11:40 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVHempstead, Little River, Miller, Nevada50 min
Apr 9, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada65 min
Apr 10, 12:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion49 min
Apr 9, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMcCurtain47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.