1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 21, 1:41 AM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 230 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2001 MODELS SHOWING DIVERGING SOLUTIONS AND A LACK OF RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE ETA/NGM TRENDING DRIER ON 0Z RUNS...WHILE THE AVN TRENDING WETTER. ETA SEEMS TO BE INITIALIZED BETTER. BASICALLY...WILL KEEP MODERATELY HIGH POPS IN THRU PERIOD AS VORT MAXES WILL RECUR ACROSS EAST TX. IN FACT...CONVECTION IS CURRENTLY FIRING UP OVER CENTRAL TX...AS AIRMASS QUICKLY RECOVERING FROM TEMPORARY STABILIZATION IN WAKE OF LARGE COVECTIVE COMPLEX WHICH IS WEAKINING AS IT APPROACHES OUR COUNTIES IN EAST EX. TODAYS INSTABILITY INDICATED TO BE GREATER...SO EXPECT A THUNDER TYPE OF DAY...WHILE A STEADY INTRUSION OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL TEND TO MAKE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT BY SATURDAY. SUNDAY WILL SEE INCREASING LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW...AND OVERALL BETTER DYNAMICS... AS COLD FRONT ENTERS NORTHERN OK LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. AVN INDICATES ORGANIZING SURFACE LOW OVER EAST TX...AS A SEPERATE CIRCULATION FROM THE APPROACHING FRONT. DAYTIME TEMPS MAY NEED TO BE LOWERED A BIT ON SATURDAY AS CLOUDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL. A COOL AND DRIER REGIME SHOULD TAKE HOLD FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS UPPER LOW MOVING INTO GULF OF AK SUSTAINS A RIDGE TO OUR WEST. SHV 85/64/81/68 4364 MLU 87/65/85/70 3232 TXK 84/65/80/69 5453 TYR 83/67/80/70 6473 LFK 88/66/84/71 5564 VII .SHV...NONE.
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Kings Highway Christian Church, at Line Avenue at Kings Highway, was struck by lightning which sent wood chips flying down a balcony and producing structural damage to the roof.
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, September 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: 5266481.