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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2021, 5:20 PM CDT for Hempstead County, Arkansas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2021, 5:20 PM CDT (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
County Hempstead County, AR
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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 16, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 2:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Shreveport LA 200 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021 LAZ022-161945- La Salle LA- 200 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LA SALLE PARISH UNTIL 245 PM CDT... At 200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Aimwell, or 21 miles south of Columbia, moving northeast at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Jena and Midway. 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. && LAT...LON 3162 9216 3182 9220 3190 9201 3170 9201 TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 237DEG 18KT 3180 9211 15
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 2:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Shreveport LA 414 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021 LAZ018>020-162200- Winn LA-Natchitoches LA-Grant LA- 414 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL GRANT...CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES AND SOUTHWESTERN WINN PARISHES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... At 414 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Natchitoches, moving northeast at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Natchitoches, Montgomery, Provencal, Natchez, Clarence, Goldonna, Atlanta, Melrose, Grand Ecore, St. Maurice, Flora, Clear Lake, Bermuda and Hagewood. 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. && LAT...LON 3151 9320 3168 9327 3206 9289 3173 9262 TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 228DEG 19KT 3168 9309 09
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:20 PM CDT, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | LaSalle | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Grant | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Natchitoches | 46 min |
| Jul 16, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Columbia | 45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.