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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA

August 19, 2024Bowie County, Texas; 7 counties in Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2024, 3:30 AM CDT for Bowie County, Texas; 7 counties in Arkansas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 60 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: Aug 19, 2024, 3:30 AM CDT (08:30 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2024, 4:30 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

Counties Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Sevier County, AR, McCurtain County, OK, Bowie County, TX

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 319 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1790 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Aug 19, 1:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 1:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 5:50 AM CDT, 21 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
550 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-150-151-153-191100-
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-Rusk-Panola-Shelby-
550 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

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...Today and tonight.

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

   Excessive Heat Warning.

Heat and high humidity will result in heat index values up to 109
degrees and possibly higher this afternoon. Please use caution if
you must be outside for an extended period of time.

A few strong thunderstorms are possible today across portions of
northwest Louisiana and adjacent counties in Arkansas and northeast
Texas. Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary associated
hazard.

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

Hot conditions with heat index values approaching 110 degrees will
remain possible across portions of east and northeast Texas on
Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

TXZ149-152-165>167-191100-
Cherokee-Nacogdoches-Angelina-San Augustine-Sabine-
550 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east Texas and northeast
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

Heat and high humidity will result in heat index values ranging from
105 to 109 degrees this afternoon. Please use caution if you must be
outside for an extended period of time.

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

Hot conditions with heat index values approaching 110 degrees will
remain possible across portions of east on Monday.

A few strong thunderstorms are possible today across portions of
east Texas. Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary
associated hazard.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:30 AM CDT, 3 hours before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:18 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:30 AM CDT, 0 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
Aug 18, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Marion	30 min
Aug 19, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Panola, Shelby	56 min
Aug 19, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Panola, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	73 min
Aug 18, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Ouachita	34 min
Aug 18, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	40 min
Aug 18, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Claiborne, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	24 min
Aug 18, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita	29 min
Aug 18, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Claiborne	26 min
Aug 18, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell	32 min
Aug 19, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Winn	30 min
Aug 19, 12:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	De Soto, Red River	23 min
Aug 19, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Winn	60 min
Aug 19, 1:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Grant	42 min
Aug 19, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Claiborne, Union, Webster	68 min
Aug 19, 7:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bossier	54 min
Aug 18, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	39 min
Aug 18, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Howard, Sevier	31 min
Aug 18, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Howard, Sevier	43 min
Aug 18, 9:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Howard	25 min
Aug 18, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard	36 min
Aug 18, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nevada	23 min
Aug 18, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Nevada	40 min
Aug 18, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Columbia, Union	36 min
Aug 18, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Columbia, Nevada	28 min

Nearby

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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.