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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2025, 6:44 AM CDT for Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 34 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
- Mar 15, 2025, 6:44 AM CDT (11:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2025, 7:18 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 5:58 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 17 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1631 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.2
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 Mar 15, 6:33 AM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 6:33 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 15, 5:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
504 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0331 AM Hail 4 WSW Gallatin 31.87N 95.21W
03/15/2025 M1.00 Inch Cherokee TX Broadcast Media
Corrects previous hail report from 4 WSW
Gallatin. Public report of hail estimated to
be quarter size near the Cherokee County
Airport.
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20Special weather statement, Mar 15, 5:48 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
550 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM Hail 6 WNW Appleby 31.76N 94.71W
03/15/2025 E1.00 Inch Nacogdoches TX Broadcast Media
Public report of quarter size hail in the
Caro community.
&&
20Local storm report, Mar 15, 5:51 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
551 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0546 AM Hail 1 NW Blanchard 32.59N 93.90W
03/15/2025 E1.50 Inch Caddo LA Public
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50
in.).
&&
20Special weather statement, Mar 15, 6:15 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
615 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
ARZ061-072-151145-
Columbia AR-Nevada AR-
615 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT...
At 615 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Willisville, or 7 miles north of McNeil, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Rosston, Willisville, Bluff City, Young, Waterloo and College Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3344 9330 3347 9334 3374 9311 3341 9312
3336 9317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 218DEG 42KT 3345 9322
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
20Special weather statement, Mar 15, 6:36 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
636 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
LAZ005-006-013-014-151215-
Lincoln LA-Union LA-Ouachita LA-Jackson LA-
636 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN OUACHITA...SOUTHEASTERN
UNION...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON PARISHES UNTIL
715 AM CDT...
At 636 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northeast of Jonesboro, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Monroe, Claiborne, West Monroe, Brownsville-Bawcomville,
Brownsville-Bawcom, Choudrant, Chatham, Eros, Downsville, Mineral
Springs, Folksville, Caderville, Calhoun, Cheniere, Eureka, Lapine
and Drew.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3250 9252 3276 9236 3257 9203 3228 9229
3228 9231 3225 9231 3221 9235 3233 9262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1136Z 209DEG 39KT 3233 9249
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
20The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Rusk | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee | 21 min |
| Mar 15, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Rusk | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion, Panola | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 5:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 6:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sabine | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, Winn | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 6:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Union | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Claiborne, Webster | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 6:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson, Ouachita | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita and 2 more | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 7:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, Winn | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 7:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 7:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Winn | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 7:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 7:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Winn | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches and 3 more | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 8:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Winn | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 8:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 8:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, LaSalle | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 8:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 9:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn | 57 min |
| Mar 15, 9:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Natchitoches | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 9:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Union, Winn | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches, Winn | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Natchitoches | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bossier | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 9:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Ouachita | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 12:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Webster | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell, LaSalle | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 1:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Nevada | 40 min |
| Mar 14, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 10:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nevada | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 11:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nevada | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Nevada | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Nevada | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Columbia | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 9:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 25 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.