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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 23, 2025Claiborne Parish, Lincoln Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2025, 6:26 PM CDT for Claiborne Parish, Lincoln Parish, Union 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 23, 2025, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Mar 23, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Claiborne Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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 23, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 23, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 23, 4:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
449 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

LAZ006-014-232200-
Union LA-Ouachita LA-
449 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL OUACHITA AND EAST
CENTRAL UNION PARISHES UNTIL 5 PM CDT...

At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northwest of Sterlington, or 17 miles northwest of Swartz,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Sterlington, Haile, Spencer, Linville, Deshard and Perryville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3299 9207 3296 9209 3292 9207 3288 9208
      3284 9206 3274 9205 3273 9207 3271 9206
      3271 9197 3270 9197 3269 9204 3270 9203
      3270 9204 3269 9205 3268 9217 3279 9226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 237DEG 26KT 3279 9216

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

09

Special weather statement, Mar 23, 6:15 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
615 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

LAZ004>006-232345-
Lincoln LA-Union LA-Claiborne LA-
615 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL UNION...EAST
CENTRAL CLAIBORNE AND NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN PARISHES UNTIL 645 PM
CDT...

At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Bernice, or 15 miles east of Homer, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Bernice, Cooley, Dubach, Lisbon, Lillie, Corinth and Shiloh.

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 3269 9286 3279 9287 3293 9264 3273 9252
      3268 9286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 243DEG 23KT 3277 9280

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

09

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	11 min
Mar 23, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Lincoln	30 min
Mar 23, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Webster	28 min
Mar 23, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	42 min
Mar 23, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	19 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.