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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 30, 2022Bowie County, Red River County, Texas; Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2022, 6:47 AM CDT for Bowie County, Red River County, Texas; Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. It was in force for 43 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
Mar 30, 2022, 6:47 AM CDT (11:47 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2022, 7:30 AM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Bowie County, TX, Red River County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 31, 10:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC353 days
Mar 29, 11:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Mar 30, 5:30 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 34 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-432 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
269 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 Mar 30, 4:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 4:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
454 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 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>167-311200-
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-
454 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 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...Today and Tonight...

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today, capable of
producing strong and damaging wind gusts, large hail and isolated
tornadoes. Locally heavy downpours will also accompany this
activity today. In addition, strong winds outside of
thunderstorms will continue as well with gusts upwards of 50 mph
possible today. This activity will exit the region from west to
east by later this morning through late this afternoon as a cold
front moves across the region.

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

No hazardous weather is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio
operators, and storm spotters will be needed today. Please relay
any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while
following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 6:43 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
643 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

TXZ108>110-124-125-301215-
Upshur TX-Camp TX-Wood TX-Franklin TX-Titus TX-
643 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Franklin,
northeastern Wood, northwestern Upshur, southern Titus and Camp
Counties through 715 AM CDT...

At 642 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Quitman, or 11 miles southwest of Winnsboro, moving northeast at 55
mph.

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...
Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg, Winnsboro, Leesburg, Quitman, Cason,
Scroggins, Pleasant Grove, Newsome, Rocky Mound, Perryville,
Monticello, Roeder and Harvard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT for northeastern
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 9537 3296 9531 3300 9531 3325 9492
      3311 9481 3299 9482 3272 9540 3287 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 236DEG 49KT 3283 9542

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

20

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 6:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVFranklin, Red River, Titus39 min
Mar 30, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Titus, Wood32 min
Mar 30, 6:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Camp, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus and 2 more55 min
Mar 30, 7:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Smith, Upshur48 min
Mar 30, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Smith and 1 more49 min
Mar 30, 7:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Camp, Cass, Morris, Red River46 min
Mar 30, 8:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Morris40 min
Mar 30, 8:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris30 min
Mar 30, 8:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg23 min
Mar 30, 8:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRusk29 min
Mar 30, 8:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass, Marion43 min
Mar 30, 9:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Nacogdoches, Panola51 min
Mar 30, 9:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby36 min
Mar 30, 10:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, Panola, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby47 min
Mar 30, 10:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine44 min
Mar 30, 11:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, Shelby44 min
Mar 30, 11:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine56 min
Mar 30, 10:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBossier, Caddo41 min
Mar 30, 10:55 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster50 min
Mar 30, 11:21 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River39 min
Mar 30, 11:51 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches, Sabine39 min
Mar 30, 11:57 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches, Red River, Winn33 min
Mar 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln43 min
Mar 30, 12:07 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn38 min
Mar 30, 12:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches, Winn52 min
Mar 30, 12:28 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union34 min
Mar 30, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGrant, Natchitoches, Winn40 min
Mar 30, 12:35 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVGrant, Natchitoches40 min
Mar 30, 12:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGrant, Winn27 min
Mar 30, 12:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union and 1 more57 min
Mar 30, 12:54 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVJackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union51 min
Mar 30, 1:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Winn41 min
Mar 30, 1:33 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVOuachita13 min
Mar 30, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCaldwell, Grant, LaSalle30 min
Mar 30, 7:35 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVHoward25 min
Mar 30, 7:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward18 min
Mar 30, 8:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead, Little River42 min
Mar 30, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead, Lafayette, Miller48 min
Mar 30, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNevada29 min

Nearby

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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.