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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA

August 14, 2021Shelby County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2021, 3:21 PM CDT for Shelby County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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
Aug 14, 2021, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Shelby County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1160 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -52 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
1160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
988 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

027 
WWUS84 KSHV 142021
SPSSHV

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
321 PM CDT Sat Aug 14 2021
 
TXZ152-153-166-142100-
Nacogdoches TX-San Augustine TX-Shelby TX-
321 PM CDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Nacogdoches, western Shelby and northwestern San Augustine Counties
through 400 PM CDT...

At 321 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Center. This storm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Center, San Augustine, Timpson, Melrose, Martinsville, Arcadia,
Jericho and Stockman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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

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 3193 9440 3190 9422 3149 9411 3156 9455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 356DEG 1KT 3174 9432 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 12:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVRed River3 hr
Aug 14, 6:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVRed River3 hr
Aug 14, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith47 min
Aug 14, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith49 min
Aug 14, 4:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVSmith2 hr
Aug 14, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola37 min
Aug 14, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVPanola, Shelby47 min
Aug 14, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola38 min
Aug 14, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola30 min
Aug 14, 2:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVOuachita, Union3 hr
Aug 13, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMcCurtain41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.