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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2023, 6:07 PM CST for Howard County, Arkansas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2023, 6:07 PM CST (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2023, 6:30 PM CST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
County Howard County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 1334 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 1, 5:57 PM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 5:57 PM CST, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Shreveport LA 420 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023 LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-022230- Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River- Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell- La Salle-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk- Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 420 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today for areas north of I-20. Large hail will be the primary threat with storms that develop today. There is a potential that we could see very large hail up to 2 inches in diameter. In addition, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes will also be possible later during the afternoon hours. The greatest threat for severe thunderstorms will be across far northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and all of our southwest Arkansas counties. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A widespread severe weather outbreak appears possible on Thursday afternoon and into Thursday night. There will be two chances for severe weather during the day. The first will come during the early or mid afternoon hours where we have the potential for some discrete supercells ahead of the main line that will move through later in the day. Main threats for any discrete cells during the mid afternoon would be large hail and the potential for strong tornadoes. Later in the afternoon and into the evening and overnight hours as a cold front sweeps through the area, a line of thunderstorms will move through the region, bringing an additional threat for damaging winds of 70 to 80 mph possible and embedded tornadoes. Additionally, moderate to heavy rainfall will bring the potential for isolated flash flooding across the northern portion of the area where some locations could see a quick 2 inches or more of rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ARZ050-051-059>061-OKZ077-022230- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-McCurtain- 420 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 50 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the Tornado Watch and Flood Watch. ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... Scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today for areas north of I-20. Large hail will be the primary threat with storms that develop today. There is a potential that we could see very large hail up to 2 inches in diameter. In addition, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes will also be possible later during the afternoon hours. The greatest threat for severe thunderstorms will be across far northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and all of our southwest Arkansas counties. In addition to the severe weather, expect heavy rainfall across the region, as multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms train over the area. A Flash Flood watch is in effect from 6 PM this evening through Friday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. A widespread severe weather outbreak appears possible on Thursday afternoon and into Thursday night. There will be two chances for severe weather during the day. The first will come during the early or mid afternoon hours where we have the potential for some discrete supercells ahead of the main line that will move through later in the day. Main threats for any discrete cells during the mid afternoon would be large hail and the potential for strong tornadoes. Later in the afternoon and into the evening and overnight hours as a cold front sweeps through the area, a line of thunderstorms will move through the region, bringing an additional threat for damaging winds of 70 to 80 mph possible and embedded tornadoes. Additionally, moderate to heavy rainfall will bring the potential for isolated flash flooding across the northern portion of the area where some locations could see a quick 2 inches or more of rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ARZ070>073-TXZ096-108>112-022230- Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Union-Red River-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris- Cass- 420 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 50 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the Tornado Watch. Scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today for areas north of I-20. Large hail will be the primary threat with storms that develop today. There is a potential that we could see very large hail up to 2 inches in diameter. In addition, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes will also be possible later during the afternoon hours. The greatest threat for severe thunderstorms will be across far northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and all of our southwest Arkansas counties. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A widespread severe weather outbreak appears possible on Thursday afternoon and into Thursday night. There will be two chances for severe weather during the day. The first will come during the early or mid afternoon hours where we have the potential for some discrete supercells ahead of the main line that will move through later in the day. Main threats for any discrete cells during the mid afternoon would be large hail and the potential for strong tornadoes. Later in the afternoon and into the evening and overnight hours as a cold front sweeps through the area, a line of thunderstorms will move through the region, bringing an additional threat for damaging winds of 70 to 80 mph possible and embedded tornadoes. Additionally, moderate to heavy rainfall will bring the potential for isolated flash flooding across the northern portion of the area where some locations could see a quick 2 inches or more of rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. TXZ097-022230- Bowie- 420 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 50 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the Tornado Watch and Flood Watch. Scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today for areas north of I-20. Large hail will be the primary threat with storms that develop today. There is a potential that we could see very large hail up to 2 inches in diameter. In addition, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes will also be possible later during the afternoon hours. The greatest threat for severe thunderstorms will be across far northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and all of our southwest Arkansas counties. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the Flood Watch. A widespread severe weather outbreak appears possible on Thursday afternoon and into Thursday night. There will be two chances for severe weather during the day. The first will come during the early or mid afternoon hours where we have the potential for some discrete supercells ahead of the main line that will move through later in the day. Main threats for any discrete cells during the mid afternoon would be large hail and the potential for strong tornadoes. Later in the afternoon and into the evening and overnight hours as a cold front sweeps through the area, a line of thunderstorms will move through the region, bringing an additional threat for damaging winds of 70 to 80 mph possible and embedded tornadoes. Additionally, moderate to heavy rainfall will bring the potential for isolated flash flooding across the northern portion of the area where some locations could see a quick 2 inches or more of rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 24
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Special weather statement, Mar 1, 4:41 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 7:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 2:26 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cass, Marion | 55 min |
| Mar 2, 4:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Franklin, Red River, Titus | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 4:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 4:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Franklin, Red River, Titus | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 5:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 5:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 5:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Franklin, Red River, Titus | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 5:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 5:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 5:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, Webster | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 7:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Miller | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 8:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead, Nevada | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 9:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Nevada | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 5:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | McCurtain | 50 min |
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