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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 24, 2024Cherokee County, Rusk County, Smith County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2024, 10:14 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Rusk County, Smith County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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: May 24, 2024, 10:14 PM CDT (03:14 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2024, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cherokee County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Smith County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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
May 24, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 130 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3269 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1063 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.8
Supercell composite: 14.2

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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 May 24, 9:43 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 9:43 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 1:15 PM CDT, 8 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
115 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-251815-
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-
115 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Severe weather will be possible once again this afternoon and into
the overnight hours across most of the Four State Region. Large hail
and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts will again be the main threats.
While the threat for an isolated tornado is low, it is not zero.
Widespread flooding is not likely through tonight, flooding of low
lying and flood prone areas will be possible with heavy downpours
through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Severe weather will be possible once again late Saturday into
Saturday Night across mainly portions of Northeast Texas, Southeast
Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas. Large hail and damaging
thunderstorm wind gusts will again be the main threats on Saturday.

A strong cold front will move through the region on Memorial Day and
Monday Night bringing with it another chance of thunderstorms.
Before the cold front arrives late on Monday, we will see some of
the hottest temperatures of the late Spring Season with afternoon
high temperatures both Saturday and Sunday in the lower to middle
90s. Combine this with high afternoon humidity and heat indices could
approach 105 degrees across some locations.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 7:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
730 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

ARZ050-059-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-250115-
Sevier AR-Little River AR-McCurtain OK-Bowie TX-Red River TX-
730 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER...
SOUTHWESTERN SEVIER...SOUTHEASTERN MCCURTAIN...NORTHWESTERN BOWIE AND
EAST CENTRAL RED RIVER COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM CDT...

At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Clarksville, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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, Winthrop, Arkinda, Avery, Haworth, Bokhoma, Eagletown, Moon,
Cerrogordo, Beaverdams, Goodlake, Harris, Goodwater, Shinewell,
English, Tom, America, West Line, Bryarly, and West Otis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Arkansas...southeastern Oklahoma...and northeastern
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3354 9479 3372 9497 3413 9448 3388 9424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 229DEG 46KT 3366 9487

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 24, 8:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 9:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 9:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 9:17 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 9:44 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Red River	41 min
May 24, 7:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	SHV	Bowie	36 min
May 24, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SHV	Bowie	47 min
May 24, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Red River	49 min
May 24, 7:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bowie	35 min
May 24, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Smith, Wood	44 min
May 24, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Smith	65 min
May 24, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Rusk	30 min
May 25, 12:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	38 min
May 25, 1:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	44 min
May 24, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier	40 min
May 24, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller	48 min
May 24, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sevier	32 min
May 24, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Nevada	47 min
May 24, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Columbia	46 min
May 24, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Howard	30 min
May 24, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nevada	28 min
May 24, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Nevada	50 min
May 24, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard	43 min
May 24, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nevada	30 min
May 25, 12:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	52 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.