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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 463, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 24, 2023, 4:38 AM CDT for Bowie County, Texas; 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 52 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
- Sep 24, 2023, 4:38 AM CDT (09:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2023, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Bowie County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 348 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
- 2444 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2057 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
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 Sep 24, 4:23 AM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 4:23 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 423 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Sunday through Monday) Issued at 331 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023 Ongoing convection along and north of the I-30 corridor early this morning will continue to make steady SE progress over the next few hours, nearing I-20 by daybreak as the lead shortwave shifts south. Although a few severe thunderstorm warnings were issued earlier as these storms entered McCurtain County in SE Oklahoma, more recent trends have exhibited some slight weakening with gusty winds near 30-35 mph and small hail still possible as a modestly unstable air mass remains in place. Dew points range from the upper 60s to mid 70s as southerly winds continue feed Gulf moisture northward from the coast. As a result, PWATs are in the 1.5-2" range and highest where convection is currently ongoing. The difficulty with today's forecast is trying to determine how long and how far south current convection will manage to survive before gradually dissipating as it encounters a less favorable environment farther south. Of course, this will also largely play into the temperature forecast with decent recovery expected this afternoon as highs should range from the mid and upper 80s north to the lower and mid 90s south. This expected recovery should be sufficient for rapid destabilization once again by late afternoon into this evening as the main shortwave pivots south across the Middle Red River Valley with another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms, some possibly severe mainly across the NW half of the region with large hail and damaging winds possible. In addition to the renewed severe threat later today and tonight, heavy rainfall and localized flooding also remain a concern for mainly our extreme NW zones where a Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening. An additional 2-3 inches of rainfall cannot be ruled out across the areas while lesser amounts closer to an inch are expected farther south with some isolated higher totals, owing to the slow-moving frontal boundary which will help maintain rain chances through Monday. Temperatures should be notably cooler on Monday as highs will generally range through the 80s as clouds and rain will remain plentiful. /19/ && .LONG TERM... (Monday Night through Sunday) Issued at 331 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023 Monday evening will see weak surface high pressure edging into NW AR at 1017mb. The parent upper low will be moving into the Great Lakes region of the country keeping the troughing down the MS River valley. Morning lows will see a hearty range of 60s across the region. Highs on Tuesday will be in the low to mid 80s north and upper 80s along and south of I-20. Meanwhile, the upper ridge over Mexico is poised to lift back into Texas, but we will still have some ongoing showers and thunderstorms during Tuesday, that will be winding down quickly overnight. The parent upper low will migrate over IL/IN into midweek with the tail end of convergence clearing our southern tier of parishes by Wednesday daybreak. Winds will be light NE over the freshly wet soil and clearing skies, giving rise (literally) to some daybreak fog in our river valley cool spots. Morning lows for mid to late week will keep that large range of lower 60s north to mid and upper 60s south. All average fair climate- wise during late September. Our winds will start to veer from NE to E/SE as the week ends, narrowing the range of slightly warming morning lows by Friday. Afternoon maximum temps will keep in check, but warm back to just above average with a few more lower 90s generally south of I-20. Average pressure awaits with our upper level pattern weak between two deepening lows over the country. These two systems will be slow to go with the large upper core over the Atlantic seaboard retrograding back inland, keeping us locked in a col aloft with weak surface high pressure building back down the MS River valley for early week after next, this will be keeping our pattern dry for the most part to end the month and get into October on the dry side once again. /24/ && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1256 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023 For the 24/06Z TAF period, expect an increasingly active terminal forecast as convection begins to impact much of our airspace later this morning and into much of the day on Sunday. This will likely occur in two separate rounds, with the first arriving this morning as a complex of showers and thunderstorms shift south from eastern Oklahoma and the Ozarks. A second round should begin to organize by late this afternoon into this evening with severe thunderstorms possible during both rounds. For now, have generally shown a trend of VCTS becoming TSRA at most sites through this morning followed by VCTS once again this afternoon and evening to account for the second round. Cigs/vsbys will generally remain VFR outside of any convection, but some lower stratus is possible later this morning with VFR cigs as a frontal boundary remains stalled invof of I-20. Winds will maintain a S/SE component for much of the period except during convective periods when winds will vary with higher gusts. /19/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 93 72 85 70 / 70 90 80 40 MLU 89 71 84 68 / 50 70 80 40 DEQ 85 67 85 62 / 80 80 50 10 TXK 87 69 82 65 / 80 90 70 20 ELD 84 68 81 64 / 80 80 80 30 TYR 95 72 85 69 / 60 90 70 20 GGG 93 70 84 68 / 70 90 80 30 LFK 96 70 88 69 / 50 70 80 50 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...Flood Watch through this evening for ARZ050-051-059. LA...None. OK...Flood Watch through this evening for OKZ077. TX...None. && SHORT TERM...19 LONG TERM....24 AVIATION...19
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 11:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
358 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023
ARZ050-059-OKZ077-TXZ097-240930-
Sevier AR-Little River AR-McCurtain OK-Bowie TX-
358 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER...
SOUTHWESTERN SEVIER...SOUTHEASTERN MCCURTAIN AND NORTHWESTERN BOWIE
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM CDT...
At 358 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Broken Bow, or 16 miles west of Horatio, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Horatio, Foreman, Idabel, Broken Bow, Winthrop, Arkinda, Haworth,
Bokhoma, Eagletown, Almont, Moon, Cerrogordo, Beaverdams, Goodlake,
Harris, Goodwater, Shinewell, Tom, America, and West Line.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
southwestern Arkansas...southeastern Oklahoma...and northeastern
Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3385 9417 3353 9466 3365 9475 3370 9475
3372 9476 3373 9475 3373 9478 3374 9479
3374 9481 3377 9482 3376 9483 3389 9493
3411 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0858Z 319DEG 29KT 3393 9464
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
53Special weather statement, Sep 24, 4:14 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
414 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023
OKZ077-TXZ096-240945-
McCurtain OK-Red River TX-
414 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MCCURTAIN AND NORTH
CENTRAL RED RIVER COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT...
At 414 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles west of Broken Bow, or 31 miles east of Hugo, moving southeast
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Idabel, Broken Bow, Wright City, Valliant, Millerton, Garvin, Farmers
Hill, Negley, Redland, Silver City, Holly Creek, Glover, Slim,
Albion, Oak Hill, and Golden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma...and northeastern Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3397 9448 3368 9507 3402 9516 3410 9516
3411 9515 3424 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0914Z 326DEG 39KT 3408 9497
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
53Special weather statement, Sep 24, 4:30 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
430 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023
ARZ050-059-OKZ077-TXZ097-241000-
Sevier AR-Little River AR-McCurtain OK-Bowie TX-
430 AM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LITTLE RIVER...SOUTHWESTERN
SEVIER...SOUTHEASTERN MCCURTAIN AND CENTRAL BOWIE COUNTIES THROUGH
500 AM CDT...
At 430 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Winthrop to near Foreman to near De Kalb.
Movement was southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Ashdown, New Boston, Foreman, Hooks, De Kalb, Wilton, Winthrop, Ben
Lomond, Arkinda, Richmond, Leary, Almont, Spring Hill, Beaverdams,
Wallace, Arden, Red Bank, and Pine Prairie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
southwestern Arkansas...southeastern Oklahoma...and northeastern
Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3380 9404 3346 9420 3329 9453 3360 9472
3374 9452 3394 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0930Z 323DEG 22KT 3387 9435 3365 9441 3356 9464
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
53The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 4:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie | 30 min |
| Sep 24, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Red River | 30 min |
| Sep 24, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River | 35 min |
| Sep 24, 5:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 55 min |
| Sep 24, 6:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 43 min |
| Sep 24, 6:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola | 37 min |
| Sep 24, 7:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 37 min |
| Sep 24, 8:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Panola | 30 min |
| Sep 24, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 8:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cass | 35 min |
| Sep 24, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cass, Marion | 23 min |
| Sep 24, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Marion | 27 min |
| Sep 24, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bossier, Webster | 23 min |
| Sep 24, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sevier | 44 min |
| Sep 24, 3:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 36 min |
| Sep 24, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Little River | 32 min |
| Sep 24, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Miller | 34 min |
| Sep 24, 7:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 7:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Little River | 31 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.