1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Nov 23, 6:15 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 615 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001 JUST SENT OUT UPDATED FORECAST PACKAGE FOR TORNADO WATCH NO. 811 FOR SE OK (OKZ077)...PORTIONS OF EXTREME NE TX (TXZ96-097-108>112)...AND SW AR (ARZ050-051-059>061-070-071) THROUGH 1100 PM CST. 20 ------------------------------------------------------------- 240 PM DISCUSSION AND FORECAST NUMBERS... BIG WEATHER MAKER WILL ROAR THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. TONIGHT...BUT WORST OF IT EXPECTED ALONG OUR NORTHERNMOST PORTION...THEN NORTHWARD ACROSS REST OF AR/E OK AND MO. WITH JUICY AIRMASS IN PLACE AND COOLING ALOFT EXPECTED...WILL GO WITH 50 PERCENTS MOST PLACES EXCEPT 30 POPS EAST TEXAS LAKES...AND 70 PERCENT IDABEL/DEQUEEN GROUP. WILL KEEP LAKE WIND CAUTIONS UP ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. AS SUPERCELLS DEVELOP TOWARD SUNSET ACROSS ERN OK...THEY WILL FILL IN AND FORM SQUALL LINE THIS EVENING/TONIGHT FOR AR...AND I BELIEVE THE TAIL END WILL PROBABLY AFFECT MUCH OF OUR CWA...BUT AGAIN THE WORST OF IT LIKELY FOR LIT AND SGF. FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY KEEP A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS IN OUR AREA LONG ENOUGH TO PASS 12Z...THUS WILL PLACE 20 AND 30 PERCENT POPS FOR MOSTLY LA FOR SAT MORNING. AS MENTIONED EARLIER...SPC CONCERNED WITH TORNADIC POTENTIAL WITH THE SUPERCELLS...AND THE USUAL WINDS AND HAIL WITH SQUALL LINE. EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT IS FURTHER NORTH...WILL NOT RULE OUT ANY SEVERE WEATHER IN OUR AREA...THUS IN ACCORD WITH SLIGHT RISK AREA. AFTER THIS SYSTEM CLEARS AREA...A FEW NICE DAYS. WILL RETAIN CHC/SLGT CHC POPS FOR TUES/WED...THEN DRY AND COOL THURS/FRI. 17 PRELIMS... SHV 58/74/44/70/43 5200 MLU 61/75/43/70/42 5300 TXK 57/73/44/69/43 5100 TYR 57/74/44/70/45 5100 LFK 58/76/42/73/45 3200 .SHV...NONE.
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:27 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees down and a Railroad Crossarm was ripped from its post and blown into a ditch.
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