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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 438, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2023, 1:43 AM CDT for Howard County, Sevier County, Arkansas. 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
- Aug 8, 2023, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2023, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Howard County, AR, Sevier County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:43 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 2079 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 10.5
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 Aug 8, 1:39 AM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 1:39 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 6:21 AM CDT, 19 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 621 AM CDT Mon Aug 7 2023 ARZ070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126- 136>138-149>153-165>167-081100- Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne- Lincoln-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine- Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp- Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk- Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 621 AM CDT Mon Aug 7 2023 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Dangerously hot conditions will persist today with daytime high temperatures in the upper 90s to lower 100s and peak heat index values climbing above 110 degrees today. Therefore, an Excessive Heat Warning is in effect from noon today until 8 PM CDT this evening. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight generally along and north of Interstate 20. A couple of storms could be severe. Damaging winds will be primary threats. Hot and dry weather combined with critically dry fuels will result in elevated fire weather conditions across East Texas and portions of Northeast Texas today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Dangerously hot conditions will likely continue Tuesday through Sunday, especially along and south of Interstate 20. Thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday across portions of Louisiana, Southwest Arkansas, and Northeast Texas. A couple of storms could be severe Tuesday across Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Louisiana. Damaging winds will be primary threats. Thunderstorms chances will continue across Southwest Arkansas Wednesday and Friday through Sunday. Rain chances will increase and expand southward to include much of Louisiana and East Texas on Sunday. Hot, dry, and breezy conditions may result in increased fire weather concerns Wednesday and Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight due to the isolated nature of the severe weather threat. ARZ050-051-059>061-OKZ077-081100- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-McCurtain- 621 AM CDT Mon Aug 7 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Warm temperatures and high humidity will result peak heat index values between 105 and 109 degrees today. Therefore, a Heat Advisory is in effect from noon today until 8 PM CDT this evening. Scattered thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight. A couple of storms could be severe. Damaging winds will be primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Hot and humid conditions are expected Wednesday through Saturday resulting in heat index values above 105 degrees, and possibly above 110 degrees on Saturday. Thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday through Wednesday, and again Friday through Sunday. A couple of storms could be severe Tuesday. Damaging winds will be primary threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight due to the isolated nature of the severe weather threat. 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 3:16 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | 17 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:16 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SHV | Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:24 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 14 more | 6 days |
| Aug 8, 2:24 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison and 9 more | 69 hr |
| Aug 8, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 5:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 5:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead | 32 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.