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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at May 10, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT for Grant Parish, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 60 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
- May 10, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
Counties Grant Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 10, 5:26 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 5:26 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 155 PM CDT Mon May 10 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>167-111900- 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- 155 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... There is a risk for isolated storms today across portions of the region today. While widespread severe weather is not expected at this time, some of the stronger storms may produce large hail, especially north of the Interstate 20 corridor. Brief heavy rain may also result in minor flooding in areas that received heavy rainfall on yesterday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall will be possible, especially Tuesday and Tuesday night, which may lead to localized flooding. Isolated strong storms also can not be ruled out, with hail and locally gusty winds possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters will be needed this afternoon and evening. 20
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 10, 4:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
408 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0347 PM HAIL 3 N BENTON 32.73N 93.74W
05/10/2021 M1.50 INCH BOSSIER LA PUBLIC
LARGEST HAILSTONE DROPPED IN TACT WAS PING
PONG SIZED. SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
&&
25Local storm report, May 10, 4:39 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Angelina | 40 min |
| May 9, 8:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Anderson, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity | 35 days |
| May 9, 8:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Sabine, San Augustine | 3 days |
| May 9, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Nacogdoches | 50 min |
| May 10, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Angelina | 41 min |
| May 10, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Titus, Upshur, Wood | 45 min |
| May 10, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus | 49 min |
| May 10, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur | 45 min |
| May 10, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Franklin | 37 min |
| May 10, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Titus | 46 min |
| May 10, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus | 46 min |
| May 10, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 65 min |
| May 10, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Red River | 39 min |
| May 10, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison | 40 min |
| May 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Morris, Titus | 46 min |
| May 9, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches | 58 min |
| May 9, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Webster | 58 min |
| May 9, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine | 53 min |
| May 9, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Grant | 55 min |
| May 9, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Claiborne, Union | 61 min |
| May 9, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Webster | 60 min |
| May 10, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caddo | 52 min |
| May 10, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 45 min |
| May 10, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Webster | 45 min |
| May 10, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Webster | 66 min |
| May 10, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, Webster | 25 min |
| May 10, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster and 1 more | 44 min |
| May 10, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn | 53 min |
| May 10, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | LaSalle | 47 min |
| May 10, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | De Soto, Red River | 39 min |
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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.