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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 270, NWS Shreveport, LA

June 13, 2023Gregg County, Panola County, Rusk County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2023, 4:43 PM CDT for Gregg County, Panola County, Rusk County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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
Jun 13, 2023, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2023, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gregg County, TX, Panola County, TX, Rusk County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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
Jun 13, 12:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 13, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2023-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1618 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 12:00Z on 2023-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 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
1618 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.1
Supercell composite
-1.0

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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 Jun 13, 3:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
Issued by National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
307 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

...New LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Wednesday Night)
Issued at 248 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

Upper-level ridging over Mexico and an upper trough over the
Great Lakes will continue to maintain subtle northwesterly flow
over East Texas and Louisiana through the evening. Flow aloft will
become more zonal Wednesday in response to a shortwave traversing
the Plains that should serve to flatten the ridge.

The anticipated lull in morning convection never quite
materialized amid a WAA regime, as elevated supercells have
continued to develop over northeast TX over the past few hours,
migrating southeastward into the Arklatex and across northern
Louisiana. The CAMs show a varied coverage of activity this
afternoon, though with a surface boundary reinforced by remnant
outflows, lingering near the I-20 corridor, and embedded mid-level
perturbations passing overhead the potential for additional
convective development is moderately high. Daytime
heating/destabilization of the moist boundary layer (dewpoints in
the upper 60s and lower 70s) will contribute to MUCAPE exceeding
2000 J/kg. Deep layer shear on the order of 50-60 kts will be more
than sufficient to sustain updrafts through the afternoon and
into the evening. The main severe threats through the period will
continue to be large to very large hail and damaging wind gusts to
70 mph. Severe Thunderstorm Watch 280 in in effect for portions
of southern Arkansas, northwest and north central Louisiana, and
Northeast Texas through 6 PM.

A moderate LLJ developing later tonight, is likely to support
additional elevated thunderstorm development as warm advection
continues. By daybreak Wednesday, convection will likely be
ongoing as the overnight clusters of strong to severe
thunderstorms continue to migrate eastward across the region.
Large hail will be the main hazard with these storms. As
anticipated, today's temperatures during peak heating are being
moderated by cooling associated with ongoing convection and
associated lingering cloudiness, resulting in highs ranging from
the mid/upper 70s in our northern zones to the low/mid 90s in the
south. /12/

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through next Monday)
Issued at 259 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

Update:
(Thursday through next Tuesday Night)

Forecast trends discussed below generally remain on track, so no
significant changes were made apart from minor adjustments to rain
chances across the northern and eastern zones Thursday and Friday
before upper level ridging dominates and early summer heat builds
in. Subsequent forecast updates will likely need to consider the
potential for a Heat Advisory across portions of the area Thursday
onward as triple digit temperatures and max heat index values are
likely daily during peak heating late this week into early next
week. /12/

Previous Discussion:
(Wednesday Night through Tuesday)

By Wednesday night, the threat of severe weather should be largely
diminishing across our region as the last in a series of shortwave
disturbances gradually shifts from the Middle Red River Valley into
the Lower MS Valley and points eastward. At least for the evening
hours, anticipate scattered convection to remain active over mainly
the northern and eastern parts of our region as the shortwave shifts
overhead invof the persistent quasi-stationary frontal boundary. So
despite the general downward trend in convection expected later in
overnight hours, cannot completely rule out a few strong or even an
isolated severe storm through the evening as the shortwave interacts
with the sfc boundary. Once again, this would likely be across those
northern and eastern zones, including much of southern Arkansas and
northern Louisiana.

Beyond Wednesday night, rain chances will really begin to drop off
overall as a dominant upper-level ridge axis to our SW across Mexico
begins to exert even greater influence across our region. This won't
entirely eliminate the chance of diurnally-driven convection across
the region, but daily coverage should be largely confined to our far
northern and eastern zones by late week into the upcoming weekend.

Of course, the bigger headline will involve the building heat wave
that is expected to commence during this late week timeframe with
high temperatures expected to climb into the mid and upper 90s for
nearly the entire region except for possibly our extreme northern
counties. Regardless, it appears the upper-level ridge will serve to
keep any fronts north of the region and therefore limit convection
for most areas. In fact, there is still some chance that isolated
triple-digit high temperatures could occur in our southern zones by
the end of this week and into the weekend given the strength of the
ridge axis. This may very well result in our first heat advisories
of the season if this indeed pans out by the time we wrap up the
week.

/19/

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

A complex forecast is in store for the next 24 hours as a frontal
boundary bisects the forecast area. Mostly VFR conditions will
continue through the rest of the afternoon into this evening with
locations north of the boundary (KTXK and KELD) keeping
intermittent IFR/MVFR cigs for the next few hours. Scattered
thunderstorms will continue to be possible through this afternoon
and into the overnight across the region. A few storms may become
strong to severe and will be capable of producing large hail,
damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall.

MVFR, possibly IFR, cigs look to return later tonight and into
Wednesday morning. Thunderstorm activity should begin pushing off
to the east toward the end of this TAF period with
cigs/visibilities improving by late Wednesday morning.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  72  91  74  95 /  50  50  40  10
MLU  71  92  71  93 /  50  50  60  30
DEQ  66  85  66  92 /  70  50  40  10
TXK  70  88  71  94 /  70  50  40  10
ELD  67  87  68  90 /  70  60  70  20
TYR  72  92  74  97 /  40  40  20  10
GGG  72  91  73  95 /  40  50  20  10
LFK  74  96  75  98 /  20  20  10  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...12
LONG TERM....19
AVIATION...WFO FWD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 2:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
Issued by National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
236 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

ARZ059-070>072-LAZ001>004-010>012-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-
150-151-141945-
Little River-Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-
Claiborne-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Rusk-Panola-
236 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 280 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Arkansas, northwest
Louisiana and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today through tonight as
a stationary front continues to linger across the region. Damaging
wind gusts and large hail will be the primary threats, but an
isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out across parts of the
I-20 and I-30 corridors. Finally, areas of heavy rainfall may also
pose a threat of localized flash flooding with thunderstorms that
train over the same areas, especially along the I-30 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The potential for strong to severe thunderstorms will persist
through Wednesday and Wednesday night as the frontal boundary is
expected to remain nearly stationary and linger across the region.
Damaging wind gusts and large hail will remain possible. An isolated
tornado also cannot be ruled out.

By late week and through the weekend, thunderstorm chances will
decrease while temperatures increase into the mid and upper 90s to
near 100 degrees with heat advisory conditions possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening and again
on Wednesday.

ARZ050-051-060-061-OKZ077-141945-
Sevier-Howard-Hempstead-Nevada-McCurtain-
236 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Arkansas and
southeast Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today through tonight as
a stationary front continues to linger across the region. Damaging
wind gusts and large hail will be the primary threats, but an
isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out across parts of the
I-20 and I-30 corridors. Finally, areas of heavy rainfall may also
pose a threat of localized flash flooding with thunderstorms that
train over the same areas, especially along the I-30 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The potential for strong to severe thunderstorms will persist
through Wednesday and Wednesday night as the frontal boundary is
expected to remain nearly stationary and linger across the region.
Damaging wind gusts and large hail will remain possible. An isolated
tornado also cannot be ruled out.

By late week and through the weekend, thunderstorm chances will
decrease while temperatures increase into the mid and upper 90s to
near 100 degrees with heat advisory conditions possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening and again
on Wednesday.

TXZ149-152-165>167-141945-
Cherokee-Nacogdoches-Angelina-San Augustine-Sabine-
236 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east Texas and northeast
Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today through tonight as
a stationary front continues to linger across the region. Damaging
wind gusts and large hail will be the primary threats, but an
isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out across parts of the
I-20 and I-30 corridors. Finally, areas of heavy rainfall may also
pose a threat of localized flash flooding with thunderstorms that
train over the same areas, especially along the I-30 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The potential for strong to severe thunderstorms will persist
through Wednesday and Wednesday night as the frontal boundary is
expected to remain nearly stationary and linger across the region.
Damaging wind gusts and large hail will remain possible. An isolated
tornado also cannot be ruled out.

By late week and through the weekend, thunderstorm chances will
decrease while temperatures increase into the mid and upper 90s to
near 100 degrees with heat advisory conditions possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening and again
on Wednesday.

ARZ073-LAZ005-006-013-014-017>022-TXZ153-141945-
Union-Lincoln-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-
Caldwell-La Salle-Shelby-
236 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 280 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today through tonight as
a stationary front continues to linger across the region. Damaging
wind gusts and large hail will be the primary threats, but an
isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out across parts of the
I-20 and I-30 corridors. Finally, areas of heavy rainfall may also
pose a threat of localized flash flooding with thunderstorms that
train over the same areas, especially along the I-30 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The potential for strong to severe thunderstorms will persist
through Wednesday and Wednesday night as the frontal boundary is
expected to remain nearly stationary and linger across the region.
Damaging wind gusts and large hail will remain possible. An isolated
tornado also cannot be ruled out.

By late week and through the weekend, thunderstorm chances will
decrease while temperatures increase into the mid and upper 90s to
near 100 degrees with heat advisory conditions possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening and again
on Wednesday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:25 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:26 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
426 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0421 PM     Hail             6 S Mineola             32.59N 95.47W
06/13/2023  E1.75 inch       Smith              TX   Public

            Public report of golf ball sized hail
            through social media.

&&

SP
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:29 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
429 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0428 PM     Hail             Clarksville             33.61N 95.06W
06/13/2023  E1.75 inch       Red River          TX   911 Call Center

            possibly larger.

&&

AS
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:31 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
431 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     Hail             7 SW Winona             32.43N 95.27W
06/13/2023  E1.75 inch       Smith              TX   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter reported golf ball sized
            hail 7 miles NNE of Tyler.

&&

SP
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:34 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
434 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     Hail             5 SSE Lindale           32.45N 95.37W
06/13/2023  E2.50 inch       Smith              TX   Public

            At tennis ball size hail in the community of
            Swan, reported by the public through social
            media.

&&

BB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
443 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0407 PM     Hail             6 NNE Tyler             32.42N 95.28W
06/13/2023  E2.75 inch       Smith              TX   Public

            Baseball size hail reported through social
            media. Time estimated by radar.

&&

BB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 6:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Red River, Titus, Upshur, Wood67 min
Jun 13, 6:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus and 1 more50 min
Jun 13, 7:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVCamp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 4 more39 min
Jun 13, 7:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus59 min
Jun 13, 7:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie40 min
Jun 13, 7:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie64 min
Jun 13, 7:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris and 3 more61 min
Jun 13, 7:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus, Wood3 hr
Jun 13, 8:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Marion, Morris, Titus65 min
Jun 13, 9:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Marion24 min
Jun 13, 10:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Red River, Titus6 days
Jun 13, 11:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp43 min
Jun 13, 11:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Morris, Titus39 min
Jun 13, 11:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Titus and 1 more46 min
Jun 13, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur65 min
Jun 13, 12:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBowie, Cass, Morris, Red River, Titus44 min
Jun 13, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Red River, Titus39 min
Jun 13, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood51 min
Jun 13, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion, Upshur49 min
Jun 13, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion48 min
Jun 13, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood43 min
Jun 13, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Marion26 min
Jun 13, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVRed River41 min
Jun 13, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVGregg, Rusk, Smith52 min
Jun 13, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSmith35 min
Jun 13, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBowie, Red River39 min
Jun 13, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVRed River45 min
Jun 13, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGregg, Rusk, Smith47 min
Jun 13, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVPanola, Rusk49 min
Jun 13, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus46 min
Jun 13, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBowie, Cass, Morris51 min
Jun 13, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVCamp, Franklin, Morris, Titus, Upshur, Wood49 min
Jun 13, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVPanola, Shelby49 min
Jun 13, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBowie, Red River67 min
Jun 13, 12:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Red River, Webster51 min
Jun 13, 1:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBossier37 min
Jun 13, 7:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward23 min
Jun 13, 8:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia49 min
Jun 13, 9:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion35 min
Jun 13, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMiller26 min
Jun 13, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier51 min
Jun 13, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHoward, Little River, Sevier59 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.