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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2025, 10:29 PM CDT for 6 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 61 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, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2025, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 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 |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 1675 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
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, 10:24 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 10:24 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 23, 9:36 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
936 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0712 PM Hail 1 SE Farmerville 32.77N 92.39W
03/23/2025 E1.00 Inch Union LA Emergency Mngr
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SE
Farmerville. Rocky Branch on Hwy 143 north
of the NWR.
&&
24Special weather statement, Mar 23, 9:37 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Shreveport LA 937 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 TXZ137-138-150-151-240315- Harrison TX-Gregg TX-Panola TX-Rusk TX- 937 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GREGG...SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON...NORTHWESTERN PANOLA AND NORTHERN RUSK COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT... At 937 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kilgore, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Longview, Kilgore, Hallsville, Tatum, New London, Liberty City, Lakeport, Easton, Chalk Hill, Monroe, Rolling Meadows and Laird Hill. 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 3229 9495 3247 9492 3256 9447 3231 9446 TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 259DEG 29KT 3238 9487 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH 15
Special weather statement, Mar 23, 9:45 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
945 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025
LAZ006-240345-
Union LA-
945 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL UNION PARISH UNTIL 1045
PM CDT...
At 945 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bernice, or 17 miles south of Junction City, moving east at 25 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...
Farmerville, Bernice, Cooley 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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3294 9229 3275 9224 3276 9263 3276 9273
3287 9273
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 264DEG 20KT 3279 9266
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
19Special weather statement, Mar 23, 9:48 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
948 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025
LAZ001-010-240315-
De Soto LA-Caddo LA-
948 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CADDO AND
NORTHWESTERN DE SOTO PARISHES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...
At 948 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Stonewall, or 14 miles south of Shreveport, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Shreveport, Stonewall, Keachi, Keithville, Kickapoo, Frierson and
Keat Chie.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3220 9396 3226 9402 3237 9373 3224 9359
3224 9361 3217 9393
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 264DEG 20KT 3227 9386
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
19Special weather statement, Mar 23, 10:05 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | 57 min |
| Mar 23, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | 39 min |
| Mar 23, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | 41 min |
| Mar 23, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Smith | 53 min |
| Mar 23, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee | 21 min |
| Mar 23, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Gregg | 38 min |
| Mar 23, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Panola | 36 min |
| Mar 23, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Panola | 60 min |
| Mar 23, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Union | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Webster | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 37 min |
| Mar 23, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Ouachita, Union | 33 min |
| Mar 23, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln | 43 min |
| Mar 23, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne | 25 min |
| Mar 23, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Ouachita, Union | 61 min |
| Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne | 27 min |
| Mar 23, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Webster | 13 min |
| Mar 23, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Mar 23, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 36 min |
| Mar 23, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Lincoln | 40 min |
| Mar 23, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Mar 23, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bossier, Webster | 44 min |
| Mar 23, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caddo | 39 min |
| Mar 23, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 32 min |
| Mar 23, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Red River, Webster | 62 min |
| Mar 23, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 63 min |
| Mar 23, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 60 min |
| Mar 23, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | De Soto | 27 min |
| Mar 23, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Lincoln | 24 min |
| Mar 23, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caddo | 40 min |
| Mar 23, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lincoln, Union | 28 min |
| Mar 23, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson | 60 min |
| Mar 23, 11:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville | 28 min |
| Mar 23, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 53 min |
| Mar 24, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 39 min |
| Mar 24, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Lincoln, Union | 51 min |
| Mar 24, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Winn | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson | 55 min |
| Mar 24, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Union | 38 min |
| Mar 24, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Union | 64 min |
| Mar 24, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell | 45 min |
| Mar 23, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 37 min |
| Mar 23, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 26 min |
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