1 lightning, 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 Jun 13, 9:35 AM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1035 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2003 LINE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CWA...SOON TO BE FOLLOWED BY OTHER LINE THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF FORECAST AREA. RAINFALL FROM FIRST LINE AROUND 1/2 INCH ON AVERAGE WITH WIND GUSTS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. WILL UPDATE ZONES TO INCREASE POPS FOR AREAS THAT MAYBE AFFECTED BY THE PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTHERN MOST ZONES. THE THICK CLOUD COVER WILL ALSO HOLD TEMPS DOWN...SO SOME ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED. MESO HIGH ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS IS ALSO HAVING A BIG AFFECT ON WINDS...SO WILL JUST GO VARIABLE IN SOME ZONES FOR NOW. .SHV...NONE.
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1200 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION...INCLUDING ALL OF EAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT...AND MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS OVER EAST TEXAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HUMID AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM SPOTTERS...MAY POSSIBLY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:57 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
As thunderstorms moved across the area lightning struck the J. C. Black Salt Water Disposal system setting it on fire. No injuries were reported and no amount of damages were available.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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