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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Shreveport, LA

July 13, 2022Hempstead County, Lafayette County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2022, 6:29 PM CDT for Hempstead County, Lafayette County, Arkansas. It was in force for 31 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
Jul 13, 2022, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hempstead County, AR, Lafayette County, AR

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 357 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2022-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1563 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2022-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
1563 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
933 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 13, 2:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
252 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday Night)
Issued at 251 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022

A slight reprieve from widespread triple-digit temperatures is on
the way across the Ark-La-Tex in the form of a meandering frontal
boundary that will continue to instigate some convection after
sunset tonight. Until then, minimum temperatures tonight are
expected in the mid-to-upper 70s with dew points remaining in the
upper 60s and lower 70s. Precipitation will linger across our
eastern zones into the early morning hours before gradually
dissipating. The onset of daytime heating will restore energy for
another round of convection by tomorrow afternoon, especially
south of the I-20 corridor. Maximum temperatures as a result will
remain in the upper 90s in most of the county warning area with a
few areas in far western zones getting back to the triple digit
mark. Heat indices will remain marginally low enough to avoid
another widespread Heat Advisory, however, the next forecast
package may involve the issuance of a smaller Heat Advisory in our
westernmost zones.

By tomorrow night, mostly drier conditions are expected as the
aforementioned boundary finally diminishes/retreats to the north.
Minimum temperatures will be a few degrees cooler overnight in the
low-to-mid 70s, however, conditions will remain mild/muggy with
dew points in the low-to-mid 70s with light winds. /16/

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 251 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022

To end the work week, the same persistent weather pattern appears to
be in play across the Southern Plains into the Lower Miss Valley.
These players are a strong upper level ridge anchored across the
Four Corners Region of the Country with a ridge axis that extends as
far east as the Tenn Valley. A weak trough remains anchored across
SE LA into the Middle Appalachians through Friday as well and our
southeast zones are close enough to the moisture associated with
this trough for mostly diurnally driven convection across our far
southeast zones on Friday. The same can be said for Saturday across
much of the region with high temperatures ranging from near 100
degrees across our western third to the middle and upper 90s
elsewhere. Look for heat indices near or exceeding heat advisory
criteria across much of our region Friday into Saturday as well.

Changes appear underway across the central and southern portions of
the country by Sunday and especially into early next week. These
changes include a weakening of the upper level ridge across our
region and a developing upper level trough across the Upper Midwest
which will dig into the Southern Plains and Tenn Valley, resulting
in more manageable temperatures and slightly higher rain chances for
Monday into early Tuesday of next week. Put more weight into the
ECMWF solution with the above mentioned upper level pattern given
its run to run consistency but even the drier GFS has come a little
more on board to the wetter ECMWF for early next week.

Beyond Tuesday, it appears that while the upper ridge remains
anchored well to our west, the ridge axis tries to reform across the
Red River Valley and thus may lesser the influence of a persistent
shear axis, the remnants of the above mentioned upper level trough
that will shift south of our region. If this pattern holds, it will
mean the ending of precipitation and the return of hot temperatures
across much of our region.

13

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1235 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022

For the 13/18Z TAF update, a frontal boundary will continue to
meander across the airspace, nearly bisecting it through the
period and instigating SHRA/VCTS from 12/21Z overnight through
13/10Z. Surface winds will continue to converge to the north and
south of the frontal boundary, yet remain relatively light through
the period. /16/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  77  98  76  97 /  30  30  10  10
MLU  73  91  71  93 /  40  30  10  20
DEQ  73  98  71  98 /  10   0   0   0
TXK  75  97  73  98 /  20  10   0   0
ELD  72  93  70  93 /  20  10   0   0
TYR  77 100  75 100 /  20  20  10   0
GGG  75  98  73  98 /  20  30  10   0
LFK  77  98  74  96 /  20  40  10  20

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for ARZ050-051-059>061-
     070>073.

LA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for LAZ001>006-010>014-
     017>022.

OK...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ077.

TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ096-097-108>112-
     124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

&&

SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....13
AVIATION...16
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 6:09 AM CDT, 12 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
609 AM CDT Wed Jul 13 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>167-141100-
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-
609 AM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Arkansas,
southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana,
southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Temperatures will again climb into the upper 90s to in excess of 100
degrees across the region today. When combined with the humidity,
heat indices will range from 105 to 110 degrees areawide. In
addition, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will
develop by mid and late afternoon across much of the area, near a
weak surface front and associated upper level disturbance. Isolated
strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible, capable of producing
locally gusty to isolated damaging wind gusts and brief heavy
rainfall. These showers and thunderstorms may linger over the area
through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible
Thursday mainly over East Texas, extreme Southern Arkansas, and North
Louisiana. Locally gusty winds will be possible from the stronger
storms, before they diminish Thursday evening. Slightly cooler
temperatures are expected Thursday through Tuesday, but readings will
still climb into the upper 90s to near 100 degrees through this
weekend across East Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, extreme Southwest
Arkansas, and Western Louisiana. When combined with the humidity,
heat indices will range from 100-105 degrees, with some portions of
East Texas possibly exceeding 105 degrees. Isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms look to increase across much of the region
Sunday through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters may be needed this afternoon and
tonight across portions of East Texas, Southern Arkansas, and North
Louisiana.

15

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie33 min
Jul 13, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVShelby32 min
Jul 13, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVOuachita38 min
Jul 13, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion36 min
Jul 13, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River35 min
Jul 13, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Red River, Webster55 min
Jul 13, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVDe Soto34 min
Jul 13, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward40 min
Jul 13, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHoward, Sevier47 min
Jul 13, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia24 min
Jul 13, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Lafayette47 min
Jul 13, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMiller33 min
Jul 13, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette29 min
Jul 13, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia42 min
Jul 13, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette35 min
Jul 13, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVMiller28 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.