Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Shreveport, LA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
702 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 136 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

 - Severe weather round two is expected late Saturday afternoon
   through Sunday morning with this next round potentially more
   impactful than Friday night's event.

 - The area of greatest concern with this next round is again
   along and north of I-30 where an Enhanced to Moderate Risk is
   highlighted for the threat of significant hail and tornadoes.

 - The forecast will remain largely unsettled into next week, but
   we may see a brief lull in convection early in the week before
   rain chances increase once again by mid to late week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1146 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

Recent hi-res model guidance has the main round of convective
initiation occurring along an OK warm front this evening,
northwest of McCurtain Co, OK. These storms are expected to move
southeastward into the Ark-La-Tx this evening and continue through
the overnight hours. An increasingly unstable environment will be
building this afternoon, which increases the concern for severe
weather impacts, especially in our northwest zones. Large hail
(possibly exceeding 3 inches), damaging wind gusts, and some
strong tornadoes will all be possible for the region. SPC's
outlook highlights our northwestern zones as being the highest
risk for severe hazards due to the favorable environment and the
storm mode leaning toward supercells. The storms are expected to
morph into more of a QLCS as it moves into Deep East TX, northwest
LA, and southern AR later in the night with the loss of daytime
heating. A marginal risk still exists for much of these areas due
to the risk of severe wind gusts that this line could still be
capable of. Due to this event occurring in the evening and
overnight hours, be sure you have multiple ways to receive weather
information and be woken up, if necessary.

There may still be some lingering convection from Saturday night
that bleeds into Sunday morning and clear by midday. The sfc
southerly flow that has been funneling in moisture over recent
days will continue to help keep us warm, with many places seeing
afternoon highs in the mid to upper 80s for the first half of the
work week.

A continuously active pattern will keep rain chances in the
forecast through the end of the week. SPC has a portion of the
forecast area included in 3 of the next 4 outlooks, highlighting
the potential for more severe weather to be included with the
additional rainfall. More detail will come with future forecasts,
but expect a warm and rainy next few days. The added rain will
hopefully work to help the drought conditions across the region
and bring high temperatures back into the 70s by the end of the
week.

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.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 632 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

For the 26/00Z TAF update, a lingering round of -TSRA/SHRA will
pass through the airspace from 26/06Z through 26/18Z, producing
MVFR vis/cigs as a result in this timeframe. Surface winds will
remain out of the south, gaining speed to near 10 kts through the
end of the period. /16/

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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Issued at 136 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

Spotter activation will likely be needed late Saturday afternoon
through Saturday night and early Sunday for the threat of severe
thunderstorms.

/19/

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  68  89  71  90 /  50  30  10  20
MLU  67  88  70  90 /  40  50  10  10
DEQ  61  83  67  84 /  80  30  30  30
TXK  66  86  71  87 /  70  40  20  30
ELD  63  85  68  87 /  70  50  20  20
TYR  71  88  72  88 /  40  20  10  20
GGG  69  88  71  88 /  50  40  10  20
LFK  70  89  71  90 /  20  10   0  20

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
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DISCUSSION...57
AVIATION...16

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
811 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1125 PM     Hail             4 SE Longview           32.47N 94.72W
04/24/2026  M1.00 Inch       Gregg              TX   Public

            Delayed Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00
            in.).

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BB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1032 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

ARZ051-060-260400-
Hempstead AR-Howard AR-
1032 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL HEMPSTEAD AND EAST
CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM CDT...

At 1032 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Center Point, or 8 miles southeast of Dierks, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
  Nashville, Dierks, Corinth, Center Point and Muddy Fork.

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.

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LAT...LON 3401 9403 3420 9400 3417 9382 3401 9382
      3401 9375 3400 9374 3400 9371 3399 9370
      3398 9368 3398 9366 3391 9368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 279DEG 17KT 3406 9391

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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