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Special Weather Statement, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 5, 2025Bowie County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this special weather statement at Apr 5, 2025, 2:37 AM CDT for Bowie County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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
Apr 5, 2025, 2:37 AM CDT (07:37 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2025, 3:30 AM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Bowie County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 112 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2025-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1329 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2025-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 177 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
16.1

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The text

As transmitted.

964 
WWUS84 KSHV 050737
SPSSHV

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
237 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
 
ARZ051-059-060-070-TXZ097-050830-
Howard AR-Hempstead AR-Little River AR-Miller AR-Bowie TX-
237 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER...
SOUTHWESTERN HEMPSTEAD...NORTHWESTERN MILLER...SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD
AND SOUTHEASTERN BOWIE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM CDT...

At 236 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maud, or 7 miles south of New Boston, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Fulton, Bright Star, Spring Hill, Maud, Mandeville, Nash, Leary,
McNab, Redwater, Texarkana, Millwood, Red Lick, Red Bank, Wake
Village, Homan, Hooks, Pine Prairie, Ogden, Red Bluff, and New
Boston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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.

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 3362 9359 3326 9439 3328 9441 3328 9442
      3329 9443 3328 9444 3329 9447 3329 9448
      3337 9455 3381 9385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 231DEG 48KT 3335 9442 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 7:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie, Red River13 hr
Apr 4, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Harrison, Marion61 min
Apr 4, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith40 min
Apr 4, 8:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Marion12 hr
Apr 4, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion45 min
Apr 4, 8:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood7 hr
Apr 4, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith28 min
Apr 4, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVGregg, Smith, Upshur38 min
Apr 4, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie53 min
Apr 4, 9:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood10 days
Apr 4, 9:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood14 days
Apr 4, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUpshur30 min
Apr 4, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris and 1 more21 min
Apr 4, 10:47 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatSHVBowie7 hr
Apr 5, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Morris, Titus32 min
Apr 5, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie, Morris, Titus54 min
Apr 5, 7:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Titus and 1 more58 min
Apr 5, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie62 min
Apr 5, 8:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVWood4 days
Apr 5, 8:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass, Harrison, Marion, Panola54 min
Apr 5, 8:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Rusk24 hr
Apr 5, 8:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass48 min
Apr 5, 9:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Harrison, Marion, Panola61 min
Apr 5, 9:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVBowie3 hr
Apr 5, 1:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola39 min
Apr 5, 2:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVAngelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches and 4 more6 hr
Apr 5, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVNacogdoches38 min
Apr 5, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby40 min
Apr 5, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVPanola37 min
Apr 5, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass, Marion41 min
Apr 5, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina36 min
Apr 5, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSabine, San Augustine, Shelby40 min
Apr 5, 4:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVSan Augustine, Shelby5 hr
Apr 5, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVShelby26 min
Apr 4, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Webster64 min
Apr 4, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo46 min
Apr 5, 10:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster73 min
Apr 5, 10:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Claiborne, Webster81 min
Apr 5, 11:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVClaiborne, Union70 min
Apr 5, 12:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster8 hr
Apr 5, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLincoln, Union49 min
Apr 5, 1:01 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVUnion44 min
Apr 5, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion20 min
Apr 5, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVLincoln, Union27 min
Apr 5, 4:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union and 1 more6 hr
Apr 5, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River43 min
Apr 4, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada and 1 more67 min
Apr 4, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVHempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada47 min
Apr 4, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVHempstead, Nevada44 min
Apr 4, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVHempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada44 min
Apr 4, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSevier43 min
Apr 4, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada55 min
Apr 4, 11:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVColumbia, Lafayette, Nevada53 min
Apr 4, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLafayette, Nevada63 min
Apr 5, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHoward, Sevier51 min
Apr 5, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVLittle River50 min
Apr 5, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead, Little River64 min
Apr 5, 8:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHempstead, Howard, Miller, Nevada61 min
Apr 5, 9:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVAshley, Union48 days
Apr 5, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada88 min
Apr 5, 9:49 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVHempstead, Nevada41 min
Apr 5, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMiller36 min
Apr 5, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHoward, Little River, Sevier36 min
Apr 4, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVMcCurtain44 min
Apr 4, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMcCurtain14 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.