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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Shreveport, LA

January 5, 20254 parishes in Louisiana; Columbia County, Union County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 5, 2025, 12:17 PM CST for 4 parishes in Louisiana; Columbia County, Union County, Arkansas. It was in force for 58 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: Jan 5, 2025, 12:17 PM CST (18:17 UTC)
Expired: Jan 5, 2025, 1:15 PM CST
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Columbia County, AR, Union County, AR, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 5, 10:29 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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: 173 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -228 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 464 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 511 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 720 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Jan 5, 12:14 PM CST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 12:14 PM CST, 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 5, 9:42 AM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
942 AM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

ARZ070-TXZ097-110>112-125-126-136>138-149-150-051645-
Miller AR-Upshur TX-Gregg TX-Cherokee TX-Smith TX-Harrison TX-
Cass TX-Camp TX-Bowie TX-Marion TX-Morris TX-Rusk TX-
942 AM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL MILLER...SMITH...
MARION...CASS...WESTERN HARRISON...NORTHWESTERN RUSK...SOUTHEASTERN
BOWIE...UPSHUR...SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS...SOUTHEASTERN CAMP...GREGG AND
NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM CST...

At 942 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Maud to near Tyler. Movement was east at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lassater, Bivins, Warren City, Nesbitt, Rolling Meadows, Longview,
New Chapel Hill, New London, Kilgore, Tyler, Whitehouse, Fairview,
Chalk Hill, Ore City, Avinger, White Oak, Berea, Union Grove, Lone
Star, and Clarksville City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3225 9547 3226 9547 3255 9519 3254 9518
      3255 9518 3255 9516 3259 9515 3333 9442
      3331 9385 3200 9489 3205 9543 3209 9543
      3215 9548 3218 9546 3223 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 273DEG 16KT 3328 9441 3234 9539

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

20

Special weather statement, Jan 5, 9:47 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
947 AM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

ARZ050-051-059>061-070-TXZ097-051645-
Howard AR-Hempstead AR-Sevier AR-Little River AR-Miller AR-Nevada AR-
Bowie TX-
947 AM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER...
HEMPSTEAD...NORTHERN MILLER...SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER...SOUTHEASTERN
HOWARD...NORTHWESTERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEASTERN BOWIE COUNTIES THROUGH
1045 AM CST...

At 946 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mineral Springs to near Maud. Movement was east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Fulton, Bright Star, Mandeville, Nash, Washington, Boughton, McNab,
Redwater, Mineral Springs, Red Lick, Red Bank, Tollette, Genoa,
Oakhaven, Ogden, Ozan, Blevins, Saratoga, Ashdown, and McCaskill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 9382 3398 9365 3396 9362 3394 9351
      3396 9347 3395 9342 3396 9338 3390 9330
      3384 9329 3383 9322 3348 9360 3348 9372
      3344 9373 3343 9375 3344 9371 3342 9373
      3339 9370 3328 9381 3332 9445 3405 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 1546Z 251DEG 53KT 3386 9391 3332 9430

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

20

Special weather statement, Jan 5, 10:44 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1044 AM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

LAZ001-TXZ136>138-149>152-051745-
Smith TX-Panola TX-Rusk TX-Cherokee TX-Gregg TX-Nacogdoches TX-
Harrison TX-Caddo LA-
1044 AM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN
NACOGDOCHES...CHEROKEE...GREGG...HARRISON...WESTERN PANOLA...
SOUTHEASTERN SMITH AND RUSK COUNTIES AND WEST CENTRAL CADDO PARISH
UNTIL 1145 AM CST...

At 1044 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles west of Woodlawn to 6 miles
southwest of Maydelle, or extending from 11 miles northwest of
Marshall to 14 miles west of Rusk, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Longview, Marshall, Jacksonville, Henderson, Kilgore, Carthage,
  White Oak, Rusk, Hallsville, Overton, Waskom, Troup, Tatum, Alto,
  New London, Arp, Beckville, Mooringsport, Pinehill and Minden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3266 9475 3266 9470 3273 9469 3269 9451
      3270 9418 3273 9409 3272 9409 3272 9411
      3271 9412 3269 9407 3272 9404 3272 9383
      3145 9504 3147 9510 3152 9510 3159 9517
      3158 9527 3168 9528 3176 9540 3184 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 259DEG 32KT 3268 9445 3227 9482 3173 9537

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

50

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 5, 2:57 AM CST	Wind Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more	27 hr
Jan 5, 3:05 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more	30 hr
Jan 5, 9:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass, Gregg, Marion, Smith, Upshur	63 min
Jan 5, 9:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass	50 min
Jan 5, 10:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Marion	65 min
Jan 5, 10:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Rusk	61 min
Jan 5, 11:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby	56 min
Jan 5, 11:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Harrison, Marion	66 min
Jan 5, 12:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Angelina, San Augustine, Shelby	55 min
Jan 5, 1:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sabine, San Augustine	65 min
Jan 5, 2:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sabine	38 min
Jan 5, 12:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	53 min
Jan 5, 12:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson, Ouachita	27 min
Jan 5, 12:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, Webster	44 min
Jan 5, 12:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	29 min
Jan 5, 1:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Ouachita	30 min
Jan 5, 1:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, Red River, Webster	53 min
Jan 5, 1:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union	41 min
Jan 5, 1:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell	44 min
Jan 5, 1:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Grant	57 min
Jan 5, 1:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	66 min
Jan 5, 2:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville	60 min
Jan 5, 2:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	26 min
Jan 5, 2:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville	30 min
Jan 5, 2:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bienville	60 min
Jan 5, 2:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	21 min
Jan 5, 2:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and 1 more	50 min
Jan 5, 2:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	48 min
Jan 5, 2:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	60 min
Jan 5, 3:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	45 min
Jan 5, 3:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	47 min
Jan 5, 3:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Ouachita, Winn	58 min
Jan 5, 4:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Caldwell, LaSalle	53 min
Jan 5, 5:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	LaSalle	28 min
Jan 5, 5:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant, LaSalle	15 min
Jan 5, 9:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead, Miller	58 min
Jan 5, 10:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Nevada	41 min
Jan 5, 2:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	21 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.