1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 26, 1:35 PM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 235 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2001 WHOA NELLIE. MODELS SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF 1000/500 MB MOISTURE...NOW THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CWA REMAINS AOA 70 PCT THROUGH PERIOD. OUR SURFACE FRONT SEEMS TO BE A WASHOUT EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK...AND WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF GENERAL STEERING...WE/LL PROBABLY SEE ENUF SUN AND HEATING EACH AFTERNOON TO FIRE OFF THE NECESSARY CONVECTION. FACILITATING SOME CONVECTION PERHAPS WILL BE A MARGINAL 250 MB JET MAX OVER AR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... KEEPING PORTIONS OF AREA IN RIGHT REAR AREA. THE PREVIOUS DRY EXTENDED WILL BE DAMPENED A BIT WITH SLIGHT CHANCES THROUGH SATURDAY...EXCEPT FOR CHANCES FRIDAY. FMR/MEX POPS GO EVEN HIGHER BUT WILL NOT BITE ON THAT...AT LEAST TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AN UPPER TROUGH IS FORECAST BY AVN TO MOVE INTO OK/TX AND TAP A RETURN FLOW OUT OF GULF...PEAKING DUE TO TROF AXIS PROXIMITY ON FRIDAY...THUS THE REASON FOR FAVORING FRIDAY/S POPS IN EXTENDED. RADAR GETTING ACTIVE...SO GONNA GO. 17 PRELIMS... SHV 73/92/72/93/73 4432 MLU 72/92/71/92/71 4432 TXK 73/92/73/94/73 5322 TYR 72/92/73/93/73 4432 LFK 72/92/72/92/71 3434 .SHV...NONE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
340 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0255 PM 5 N DE QUEEN AR .75 INCH HAIL
08/26/01 SEVIER SHERIFF OFFICE REPORT.
VIII.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
346 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0343 PM ASHDOWN AR .75 INCH HAIL
08/26/01 LITTLE RIVER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICER REPORT.
VIII.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
441 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0410 PM 9 NW NASHVILLE AR .75 INCH HAIL
08/26/01 HOWARD HIGH WINDS ALSO REPORTED
BUT NO DAMAGE. AT CENTER
POINT COMMUNITY. SHERIFFS
OFFICE REPORT.
VIII.The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:26 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines down at Shed Rd and Benton Rd. Power lines also toppled near Airline Drive.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, August 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5263315.