Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1255 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

.AVIATION...

At 31/06z, scattered convection continues to impact regions north
of I-20. Ceilings will drop areawide to IFR range through 12-16z
as these storms progress through the area. After 31/18z, the cold
front exits the region and ceilings will increase from NW to SE,
reaching VFR areawide by 01/06z. Prevailing winds will shift out
of the north by 31/18z, increasing to 15 to 20 kts, with gusts as
high as 25 to 30 kts. /26/

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1012 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021/

UPDATE...
A couple of severe storms developed in the warm sector across
Northeast Louisiana but have moved out of the forecast area and
are headed into the ArkLaMiss. Additional isolated convection
cannot be ruled out over Northern Louisiana over the next few
hours, but scattered showers and thunderstorms are finally
developing ahead of an advancing cold front over Southeast
Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas. A weak warm front continues to
lift farther north of Interstate 30, and it will likely be
overtaken by the cold front over the next couple of hours.
Additional convective development through the remainder of the
night should be focused more in the vicinity of this advancing
cold front as it moves southeast.

Overall, the going forecast looks largely on track. A few edits
were made to the hourly temperatures and dewpoint grids to better
match the latest obs.

CN

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PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 302 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021/

SHORT TERM...
Beginning to see a little more in the way of widely scattered
convection now where we are getting some thinning of the OVC
across Deep East Texas into Central Louisiana. Latest mesoanalysis
showing increasing CAPE values across this region which marks the
leading edge of a returning warm front that should continue to
rapidly lift back northward this afternoon into the evening hours
before stalling southwest to northeast, near the I-30 Corridor.
Mid level lapse rates across the warm sector this afternoon but
should increase near and in advance of a southeastward moving cold
front later this evening with values just under 7 deg C/km. This
cold front will eventually catch the warm front in the 03z-06z
timeframe and an abundance of CAM solutions suggest rapid
intensification of convection near the corridor during this
window. Cannot rule out isolated severe thunderstorms later this
evening with large hail and damaging wind gusts being the main
threat. Low level winds to appear to veer slightly just ahead of
the cold front which would tend to limit low level rotation but
ample Deep Layer shear could result in a few supercell
thunderstorms near this corridor late this evening.

Have followed closely the timing of the HRRR/NAM12 output as it
pertains to the movement of the cold front which should be near a
TYR...GGG to CDH line by 09z, near or just north of a OCH...SHV...
BQP line by 12z and through all but our extreme southeast zones by
15z Wed. The 850mb front lags the sfc front a pretty good bit
overnight through the day Wednesday which suggests the possibility
of some overrunning showers and isolated thunderstorms vs a clean
break from the precip following the true frontal boundary and this
will tend to hold temperatures down, along with strong cold air
advection in the wake of this boundary overnight tonight through
the day Wednesday. High temperatures will likely be reached across
our southeast half early Wednesday Morning with falling
temperatures during the afternoon while our northwest half should
see some temp recovery by afternoon. Strong post frontal winds
should be felt areawide on Wednesday with a Lake Wind Advisory
likely becoming necessary across much of our region on Wednesday
as well.

That tight pressure gradient should relax Wed Night and with
clearing skies, temperatures will fall well into the 30s areawide
Wed Night with our protected areas of the Ouachitas in Southeast
Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas likely flirting with freezing
temperatures briefly early Thursday morning.

Prelims to follow...13.

LONG TERM.../Thursday through Tuesday night/

Canadian High pressure will be building into the midSouth early on
Thursday with a 1036mb center sitting over IA/MO at 9am with it's
rather large 1032mb contour all the way down into far south TX. The
Northerly winds over our area will begin to subside as the highest
pressure eases over into the region during the day, and as expected,
our highs will be running a little cooler than average.

Average for early April is lower to mid 70s and we will be more like
middle 60s for the area as a whole for a couple or few days. So some
lower 60s north and a few upper 60s far south with lots of in
between.  On Friday morning the core of the chilly air mass will be
1035mb East of the MS River and easing into IN/KY. This will start
to allow our winds to shift to E/SE after daybreak on the coldest
morning for us in a while. We will see frosty low to mid 30s most
everywhere with a few upper 30s west on the early return flow. The
clouds will be increasing Saturday, and it looks like we may keep
just below average for another day. As for the pattern aloft, we
will transistion from NW flow to weak ridging early in the weekend,
with a midlevel weakness on approach early in the new week.

We can expect a slow warming trend unfolding over the balance of the
weekend with lows edging into and through the 40s over the
weekend. Our highs should edge into the lower 70s for Easter
Sunday. Some morning clouds will greet the day with sunrise at
6:59am CDT, but skies should become partly cloudy by lunch and for
much if not all of the afternoon. Meanwhile, our recent chilly
air mass will continue to hold position over the SE U.S. for the
entire weekend around 1030mb, but with some low level and mid
level moisture return for us into the new week. We will see more
showers and thunderstorms associated with the deepening return
flow and another weaker cold front for midweek.

/24/

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  62  38  65  38 /  70   0   0   0
MLU  63  38  62  35 /  70   0   0   0
DEQ  54  34  65  35 /  40   0   0   0
TXK  55  38  64  37 /  50   0   0   0
ELD  53  35  62  33 /  70   0   0   0
TYR  57  38  65  40 /  60   0   0   0
GGG  59  37  64  37 /  60   0   0   0
LFK  67  38  65  38 /  70   0   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1210 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-311715-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-
Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-
Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
1210 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Arkansas, for
northern Louisiana, for eastern Texas and for southeast Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

A marginal risk for severe weather remains in place for much of the
Four State Area tonight and early in the morning as our next cold
front arrives. While widespread severe weather is currently not
anticipated, any strong storms may produce some hail and isolated
damaging winds. No other hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

No hazardous weather is expected for the next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators and storm spotters will not be needed at this time.
Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the
NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1033 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0854 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 ESE FARMERVILLE       32.75N 92.27W
03/30/2021                   UNION              LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS IN THE ANTIOCH
            COMMUNITY.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
116 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

ARZ061-310645-
Nevada AR-
116 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL NEVADA COUNTY UNTIL 145
AM CDT...

At 116 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Prescott, moving east at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Prescott, Emmet, Bluff City, White Oak Lake State Park, Boughton and
Reader.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3384 9329 3384 9326 3383 9326 3383 9323
      3380 9318 3382 9314 3379 9313 3378 9310
      3368 9311 3369 9348 3382 9347 3383 9346
      3388 9346 3390 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 264DEG 29KT 3379 9340

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
118 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

TXZ096-097-109-111-112-310700-
Cass TX-Bowie TX-Red River TX-Morris TX-Titus TX-
118 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CASS...SOUTHWESTERN
BOWIE...NORTHERN MORRIS...NORTHERN TITUS AND SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

At 118 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wilkerson, or 11 miles north of Mount Pleasant, moving east at 35
mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
New Boston, Dalby Springs, Us 259 And I 30 Intersection, Wilkerson,
Talco, Spring Hill, Harts Bluff, Lydia and Bryans Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3322 9510 3341 9512 3349 9443 3322 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 265DEG 33KT 3333 9502

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
330 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

ARZ060-061-071>073-310915-
Hempstead AR-Lafayette AR-Union AR-Nevada AR-Columbia AR-
330 AM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HEMPSTEAD...EASTERN
LAFAYETTE...SOUTHERN NEVADA...WESTERN UNION AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES
UNTIL 415 AM CDT...

At 329 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles south of Hope to near Lewisville to
Canfield. Movement was east at 45 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Magnolia, Hope, Smackover, Stamps, Waldo, Lewisville, McNeil,
Bradley, Taylor, Emerson, Buckner, Rosston, Willisville, Bodcaw,
Bussey, Mount Holly, Smithland, Atlanta, Village and Lisbon.

LAT...LON 3303 9284 3310 9366 3339 9355 3363 9358
      3367 9311 3338 9312 3337 9279 3339 9276
      3337 9270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 270DEG 41KT 3357 9357 3339 9354 3318 9363

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