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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Shreveport, LA

December 28, 2024Miller County, Arkansas; Cass County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 28, 2024, 6:51 AM CST for Miller County, Arkansas; Cass County, Texas. It was in force for 24 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
Dec 28, 2024, 6:51 AM CST (12:51 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2024, 7:15 AM CST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Miller County, AR, Cass County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 28, 5:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 81 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2024-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1542 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2024-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 178 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1542 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
449 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.3

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The text

As transmitted.

487 
WUUS54 KSHV 281251
SVRSHV
ARC091-TXC067-281315-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0310.241228T1251Z-241228T1315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
651 AM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Miller County in southwestern Arkansas...
  East Central Cass County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 715 AM CST.

* At 651 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brightstar, 
  or 8 miles east of Atlanta, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlanta, Queen City, Fouke, Brightstar, Ravanna, Bloomburg and 
  Fort Lynn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from 
windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.

&&

LAT...LON 3327 9404 3337 9396 3324 9375 3315 9384
      3315 9385 3314 9385 3302 9397 3313 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 217DEG 25KT 3311 9403

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
706 
WWUS54 KSHV 281255
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
655 AM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

ARC091-TXC067-281315-
/O.CON.KSHV.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-241228T1315Z/
Miller AR-Cass TX-
655 AM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST 
FOR SOUTHERN MILLER AND EAST CENTRAL CASS COUNTIES...

At 655 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brightstar, or 
9 miles east of Atlanta, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
  Atlanta, Queen City, Fouke, Brightstar, Ravanna, Bloomburg and 
  Fort Lynn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from 
windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.

&&

LAT...LON 3313 9415 3337 9396 3324 9375 3315 9384
      3315 9385 3314 9385 3302 9397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 217DEG 25KT 3311 9402

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 9:29 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVColumbia10 days
Dec 28, 1:27 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySHVColumbia, Union8 hr
Dec 28, 6:42 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMiller33 min
Dec 28, 7:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette32 min
Dec 28, 7:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller38 min
Dec 28, 7:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLafayette, Miller50 min
Dec 28, 7:34 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia41 min
Dec 28, 7:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Nevada, Union36 min
Dec 28, 8:08 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Lafayette52 min
Dec 28, 8:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia46 min
Dec 28, 10:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette, Miller, Nevada47 min
Dec 28, 10:27 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVUnion3 hr
Dec 28, 10:50 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada55 min
Dec 28, 11:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Lafayette44 min
Dec 28, 11:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia50 min
Dec 28, 11:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Lafayette44 min
Dec 28, 12:29 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUnion61 min
Dec 28, 5:57 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola33 min
Dec 28, 6:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison33 min
Dec 28, 7:29 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie46 min
Dec 28, 7:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVPanola49 min
Dec 28, 7:47 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Franklin, Titus, Upshur, Wood43 min
Dec 28, 7:56 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie49 min
Dec 28, 8:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Franklin, Titus, Upshur, Wood45 min
Dec 28, 9:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSHVCamp, Cass, Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus and 2 more39 min
Dec 28, 9:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur44 min
Dec 28, 10:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Harrison, Marion46 min
Dec 28, 10:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola62 min
Dec 28, 11:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison, Panola53 min
Dec 28, 12:53 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVAnderson, Cherokee, Houston54 hr
Dec 28, 12:53 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSabine52 min
Dec 28, 12:54 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg46 hr
Dec 28, 1:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina44 min
Dec 28, 1:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine42 min
Dec 28, 1:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCherokee49 min
Dec 28, 1:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk50 min
Dec 28, 1:54 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine51 min
Dec 28, 2:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby32 min
Dec 28, 2:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches66 min
Dec 28, 2:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, Shelby30 min
Dec 28, 2:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSan Augustine48 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.