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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 6, 2021Rusk County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2021, 5:24 PM CDT for Rusk County, Texas. It was in force for 66 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
Jun 6, 2021, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA

County Rusk County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 257 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 644 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
644 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 6, 2:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 2:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:35 AM CDT, 12 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
435 AM CDT Sun Jun 6 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>167-070945-
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-
435 AM CDT Sun Jun 6 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...Today and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the entire
region today, with localized heavy rain possible. This could lead
to isolated flash flooding in low lying and poor drainage areas,
and in locations that have seen significant rainfall in the past
week. However, no widespread organized hazardous weather is
expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Heavy rain early next week may lead to localized flash flooding
concerns across some areas. Otherwise, the risk of severe storms
will generally remain low through this period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators...and storm spotters will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 5:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
524 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

TXZ150-151-062330-
Panola TX-Rusk TX-
524 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PANOLA AND
NORTHEASTERN RUSK COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 523 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Henderson, moving east at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Tatum, Church Hill, Oak Hill and Stewart.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3213 9473 3228 9479 3237 9452 3219 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 251DEG 9KT 3221 9470

19

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 7:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVPanola3 hr
Jun 5, 8:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVPanola3 hr
Jun 5, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVWood42 min
Jun 5, 9:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVWood2 hr
Jun 6, 2:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVPanola, Shelby6 days
Jun 6, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVWood47 hr
Jun 6, 9:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus6 days
Jun 5, 8:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Webster5 days
Jun 6, 9:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster3 days

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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.