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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Shreveport, LA

July 7, 2024Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2024, 7:29 PM CDT for Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 26 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: Jul 7, 2024, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2024, 7:55 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ouachita Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 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: 1582 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.6

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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 Jul 7, 7:19 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 7:19 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
318 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

ARZ050-051-059-060-070-071-LAZ001-002-010-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-
124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-082030-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Miller-Lafayette-Caddo-Bossier-
De Soto-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-
Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-
Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-Sabine-
318 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly
across north Louisiana and deep east Texas. Locally heavy rainfall
and gusty winds may be possible with some storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

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

   Flood Watch.

Widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms expected on Monday as
tropical cyclone Beryl moves across east and northeast Texas. As
Tropical Storm Beryl moves northeast across the region through
Tuesday, rainfall accumulations of 2 to 6 inches are anticipated in
the Watch area, with locally higher amounts possible, particularly
across portions of east Texas and southeast Oklahoma. However, a
larger severe weather threat is expected across much of the region
with isolated tornadoes being the main threat from Monday into Monday
night.

As Beryl exits the region, conditions will improve from Tuesday
onward with a chance for scattered afternoon showers and
thunderstorms each day.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ARZ061-072-073-LAZ003>006-011>014-017>022-082030-
Nevada-Columbia-Union-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Red River-Bienville-
Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-
318 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly
across north Louisiana and deep east Texas. Locally heavy rainfall
and gusty winds may be possible with some storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms expected on Monday as
tropical cyclone Beryl moves across east and northeast Texas.
Rainfall totals of up to 6 inches will be possible near the center
of the storm. However, a larger severe weather threat is expected
across much of the region with isolated tornadoes being the main
threat from Monday into Monday night.

As Beryl exits the region, conditions will improve from Tuesday
onward with a chance for scattered afternoon showers and
thunderstorms each day.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:50 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:22 PM CDT, 7 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
Jul 7, 9:12 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg	72 hr
Jul 7, 9:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Smith, Wood	21 days
Jul 7, 9:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood	21 days
Jul 7, 9:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith	62 hr
Jul 7, 9:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Anderson, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity	4 days
Jul 7, 9:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Anderson, Cherokee, Houston	5 days
Jul 7, 9:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Houston, Polk, Trinity, Tyler	21 days
Jul 8, 3:21 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more	18 hr
Jul 8, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches	25 hr
Jul 8, 9:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches	25 days
Jul 8, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk	25 hr
Jul 8, 9:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby	3 days
Jul 8, 9:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Franklin, Morris, Titus	25 hr
Jul 8, 10:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	49 hr
Jul 8, 10:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur	25 hr
Jul 8, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Upshur, Wood	10 hr
Jul 8, 10:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Rusk	21 days
Jul 8, 10:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	4 days
Jul 8, 11:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine	45 min
Jul 8, 11:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	San Augustine	56 min
Jul 8, 12:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Sabine, Shelby	56 min
Jul 8, 12:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	52 min
Jul 8, 12:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk	19 min
Jul 8, 1:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Panola, Rusk, Smith	41 min
Jul 8, 1:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Panola, Shelby	36 min
Jul 8, 1:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Panola, Rusk, Shelby	45 min
Jul 8, 1:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Panola, San Augustine, Shelby	10 min
Jul 8, 1:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Harrison, Panola	48 min
Jul 8, 1:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Panola	45 min
Jul 8, 2:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Panola, Rusk, Shelby	3 hr
Jul 8, 2:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby, Smith	3 hr
Jul 8, 2:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, Smith, Upshur	41 min
Jul 8, 2:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	3 hr
Jul 8, 2:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk	42 min
Jul 8, 2:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	SHV	Harrison, Panola	39 min
Jul 8, 2:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Camp, Gregg, Harrison, Upshur	52 min
Jul 8, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk	17 min
Jul 8, 2:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Cass, Harrison, Marion	49 min
Jul 8, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	3 hr
Jul 8, 3:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	52 min
Jul 8, 3:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur	5 hr
Jul 8, 3:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Harrison, Marion, Panola, Shelby	3 hr
Jul 8, 3:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Gregg, Panola, Rusk	47 min
Jul 8, 3:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Panola, Shelby	41 min
Jul 8, 3:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Shelby	39 min
Jul 8, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion, Morris	48 min
Jul 8, 3:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	SHV	Cass	38 min
Jul 8, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wood	25 min
Jul 8, 4:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Morris, Titus	30 min
Jul 8, 4:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	SHV	Bowie, Cass	52 min
Jul 8, 4:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Sabine, Shelby	3 hr
Jul 8, 5:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith	3 hr
Jul 8, 5:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	39 min
Jul 8, 5:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bowie	46 min
Jul 7, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	38 min
Jul 7, 8:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Ouachita	45 min
Jul 7, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	34 min
Jul 8, 1:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine	28 min
Jul 8, 1:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	De Soto, Sabine	47 min
Jul 8, 1:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine	64 min
Jul 8, 1:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Natchitoches	53 min
Jul 8, 2:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	40 min
Jul 8, 2:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Red River	49 min
Jul 8, 2:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caddo, De Soto, Red River	16 min
Jul 8, 2:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Natchitoches, Red River	25 min
Jul 8, 2:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	SHV	Bossier	46 min
Jul 8, 2:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Natchitoches, Winn	28 min
Jul 8, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto	35 min
Jul 8, 2:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Natchitoches, Red River	47 min
Jul 8, 3:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Natchitoches, Winn	52 min
Jul 8, 3:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	49 min
Jul 8, 3:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster	46 min
Jul 8, 3:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Webster	44 min
Jul 8, 3:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River	24 min
Jul 8, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	De Soto, Sabine	45 min
Jul 8, 4:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Claiborne, Webster	39 min
Jul 8, 4:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Webster	38 min
Jul 8, 4:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	49 min
Jul 8, 4:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	SHV	Claiborne, Webster	40 min
Jul 8, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caddo, De Soto	50 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.