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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 8, 2022, 2:59 PM CST for 6 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2022, 2:59 PM CST (20:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2022, 3:45 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 450 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 8, 12:01 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 12:01 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1152 AM CST Sat Jan 8 2022 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-091800- 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- 1152 AM CST Sat Jan 8 2022 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... Thunderstorms are developing across our western zones and will spread across the Four State Region as the day continues. Rainfall amounts could be heavy at times in southwest and central Arkansas into the overnight with minor flooding possible. Otherwise, this needed rainfall will continue to increase in coverage and intensity with added heating this afternoon. Some isolated thunderstorms may become strong to severe later today and overnight with damaging winds, small hail, and a weak tornado or two possible, particularly in areas along and west of the I-49 corridor, as well as SW Arkansas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Showers and thunderstorms will be ongoing early on Sunday for the ArkLaTex with still a marginal risk for a few strong to severe storms from Toledo Bend country on eastward to Natchitoches and Monroe. We will continue to see activity develop along and ahead of the cold front. Damaging winds and isolated tornado activity will remain the primary threats for our area into the afternoon. The rain will quickly clear out by around sunset with cold and dry air to start the new week. A weak upper low on approach may touch of some showers beyond midweek with the next cold front early in the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators and storm spotters may be needed today and tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 8, 9:59 AM CST, 5 hours before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1228 PM CST Sat Jan 8 2022
TXZ150>153-081915-
Panola TX-Nacogdoches TX-Rusk TX-Shelby TX-
1228 PM CST Sat Jan 8 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Panola, southeastern
Rusk, northeastern Nacogdoches and northwestern Shelby Counties
through 115 PM CST...
At 1227 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Garrison, or 13 miles northeast of Nacogdoches, moving northeast at
40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Carthage, Tenaha, Timpson, Garrison, Beckville, Appleby, Gary City,
Front, Stockman, Deadwood, Dotson, Woods and Lawsonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3175 9465 3233 9441 3217 9404 3215 9404
3167 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 207DEG 37KT 3178 9452
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
44Special weather statement, Jan 8, 1:20 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
120 PM CST Sat Jan 8 2022
ARZ060-061-082000-
Hempstead AR-Nevada AR-
120 PM CST Sat Jan 8 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Hempstead and northern Nevada Counties through 200 PM CST...
At 120 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fulton, or 8 miles southwest of Hope, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Hope, Prescott, Emmet, Blevins, Perrytown, Fulton, Washington, McNab,
Oakhaven, Sutton and Boughton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3395 9337 3390 9330 3384 9329 3381 9319
3348 9368 3348 9371 3351 9375 3353 9374
3352 9376 3354 9379 3356 9379 3354 9380
3357 9383 3361 9382 3362 9386 3396 9357
3395 9353 3396 9347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 220DEG 47KT 3361 9371
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
44Special weather statement, Jan 8, 2:44 PM CST, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
244 PM CST Sat Jan 8 2022
LAZ010-011-017-TXZ153-082130-
De Soto LA-Red River LA-Sabine LA-Shelby TX-
244 PM CST Sat Jan 8 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern De
Soto, central Red River, northwestern Sabine Parishes in northwestern
Louisiana and east central Shelby Counties through 330 PM CST...
At 244 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Converse, or 24 miles east of Center, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Coushatta, Converse, Oak Grove, Pleasant Hill, Huxley, Noble,
Edgefield, Carmel, Evelyn, Grand Bayou, Hanna, Pelican, Crichton,
Toledo Bend Reservoir North, Rambin and Armistead.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3167 9393 3222 9354 3204 9326 3192 9338
3192 9340 3193 9342 3191 9344 3187 9344
3156 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 215DEG 44KT 3168 9378
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
44The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 9:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Gregg, Smith | 31 min |
| Jan 8, 12:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Panola | 47 min |
| Jan 8, 3:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Nacogdoches | 28 min |
| Jan 8, 4:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby | 44 min |
| Jan 8, 2:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | De Soto | 46 min |
| Jan 8, 1:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead | 40 min |
| Jan 8, 3:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lafayette, Nevada | 37 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.