A squall line moved across the region during the morning hours of October 9th. These storms were prolific wind makers as widespread wind damage was the result across most of the region.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
A squall line moved across the region during the morning hours of October 9th. These storms were prolific wind makers as widespread wind damage was the result across most of the region. The storms intensified over northeast Texas once they encountered a moist and unstable airmass. Excessive heavy rainfall also resulted in flash flooding across portions of northeast Texas.
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 Oct 9, 3:45 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
445 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009
.DISCUSSION...
BAND OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND TSTMS CONTINUE TO TRACK JUST SOUTH
AND EAST OF COLD FRONT...AND JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 30. RAINFALL RATES NOT EXTREME...BUT TRAINING EFFECTS
OF RAINFALL ONGOING. SOME INTENSIFICATION POSSIBLE TODAY...AS TROF
DIGS SOUTHWARD...ENTRANCE REGION OF UPPER JET OVER SOUTH TX WILL
SEE AROUND 50 KTS...AND DOWNSTREAM OVER SOUTHERN MO...MAY SEE JET
SPEEDS AT LEAST 100 KTS...IN ADDITION TO AT LEAST A SLIGHT
DIRECTIONAL DIVERGENCE COMPONENT AS WELL. RADAR INDICATING THIN
STREAMERS OF CONVECTION OVER WARM SECTOR...SO EXPECT CONVECTION TO
BEGIN FILLING IN ADVANCE OF MCS. STRENGTH OF COLD FRONT INDICATED
BY FROPA THRU TERRELL TX...BRINGING DEWPOINTS DOWN AT LEAST 10
DEGREES IN ONE HOUR. CAPES BUILDING IN EAST TX...MAY SEE STORMS
GET STRONGER OVER THAT REGION BY AFTN. IN THE MEANTIME...CLOUD
TOPS ON SLIGHT WARMING TREND AND DO NOT SEE LARGE THREAT OF SVR WX
GOING BY CURRENT TRENDS. HOWEVER...RAINFALL POTENTIAL DOES WARRANT
AT LEAST MAINTAINING FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH SECTIONS OF CWA.
ALTHOUGH THIS COLD FRONT WILL END PCPN OVER RED RIVER VALLEY
REGION BY LATER THIS EVE...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
CENTRAL PLAINS...IN STRONG NW FLOW ALOFT...HELPING WITH MOISTURE
RETURN...BRINGING LEFTOVER FRONT NEAR GULF COAST...BACK NORTHWARD
INTO AREA. THIS PCPN FOR FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK CONFINED MOSTLY
TO SOUTHERN CWA...AND CONVECTION SHOULD BE WEEK. SFC LOW
DEVELOPING OVER PLAINS BY LATE IN THE WEEK...MAY BRING BETTER
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORM DEVELOPMENT./VII/
&&
.AVIATION...
SHRA/TSRA CONTINUE ADVANCING SE INTO THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING...ALONG/JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AHEAD OF THE
CONVECTION...LOW CIGS/FLIGHT CATEGORIES CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE
MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER AIRMASS PRESENT OVER AREA TERMINALS. IT IS
STILL POSSIBLE THAT A FEW AIRPORTS MAY SEE IFR FLIGHT CATEGORIES DUE
TO LOW CIGS PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF CONVECTION.
IT APPEARS THE LEADING EDGE OF SHRA/TSRA WILL AFFECT TERMINALS NW OF
A KTYR-KGGG-KSHV-KBLR LINE BY 09/1200 UTC...THEN MOVE SE TOWARD
KELD...KMLU...AND KLFK BETWEEN 09/1200-1500 UTC. PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BE SEEN OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY 09/1800 UTC. LOW
FLIGHT CATEGORIES WILL LIKELY BE SEEN AT TIMES FOR SEVERAL HOURS
ONCE PRECIPITATION STARTS TO FALL. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE
NW-N IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH PRECIPITATION STARTING TO WANE FROM
THE NW AFTER 09/1800 UTC. /D. BUTTS/
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 73 54 68 55 72 / 60 40 10 10 20
MLU 77 55 65 52 72 / 70 70 20 20 30
DEQ 67 46 67 44 71 / 90 20 10 10 10
TXK 68 49 68 50 70 / 90 40 10 10 10
ELD 72 52 67 49 72 / 70 40 10 10 20
TYR 69 50 72 53 71 / 60 20 10 10 10
GGG 71 50 71 51 71 / 60 40 10 10 20
LFK 74 54 73 57 71 / 70 40 20 20 30
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070-071.
LA...NONE.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1155 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>072-LAZ001>003-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112- 124>126-136>138-091200- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN- TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON- 1155 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT...WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT...THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF IS EXPECTED... AS GROUNDS ARE NEAR SATURATION FROM RAINFALL DURING THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING... UNTIL 1 PM ON FRIDAY. ALSO...A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND MUCH OF EAST TEXAS. ARZ073-LAZ004>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ149>153-165>167-091200- UNION AR-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE- JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL- LA SALLE-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA- SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1155 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...MOST STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
443 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009
ARZ050-051-059>061-070-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124-091045-
BOWIE-CAMP-CASS-FRANKLIN-HEMPSTEAD-HOWARD-LITTLE
RIVER-MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NEVADA-RED RIVER-SEVIER-TITUS-WOOD-
443 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 AM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
LITTLE RIVER...NORTHERN NEVADA...HEMPSTEAD...SOUTHERN
SEVIER...SOUTHERN HOWARD AND NORTHERN MILLER...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MCCURTAIN...
IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
EASTERN RED RIVER...BOWIE...TITUS...FRANKLIN...MORRIS...
WESTERN CASS...CAMP AND NORTHERN WOOD...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ALLEENE...ARKINDA...ASHDOWN...BEN LOMOND...BLEVINS...CENTER
POINT...CORINTH...FOREMAN...FULTON...HOPE...MANDEVILLE...MINERAL
SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...OGDEN...PRESCOTT...RICHMOND...SARATOGA...
TEXARKANA...TOLLETTE...WASHINGTON...WILTON...WINTHROP...
BOXELDER...CASON...COOKVILLE...DAINGERFIELD...DALBY SPRINGS...DE
KALB...HAGANSPORT...HOOKS...HUGHES SPRINGS...JENKINS...
LEESBURG...LONE STAR...MAUD...MOUNT PLEASANT...MOUNT VERNON...
NAPLES...NASH...NEW BOSTON...NEWSOME...OMAHA...PITTSBURG...
PLEASANT GROVE...PURLEY...REDWATER...ROCKY BRANCH...SCROGGINS...
SIMMS...US 259 AND I 30 INTERSECTION...WAKE VILLAGE...WILKERSON
AND WINNSBORO...
AT 436 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING
THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM BEN
LOMOND TO 8 MILES EAST OF BOGATA TO 11 MILES WEST OF PLEASANT
GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS...AT SPEEDS APPROACHING 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS. IN ADDITION...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES UP TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN MAY FALL IN AN HOUR FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
SHREVEPORT.
D. BUTTSThe Shreveport radar (KSHV), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:16 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Powerlines were downed on a vehicle near Lindale, Texas resulting in minor damage.
Numerous trees were downed along FM 16 between Lindale and Winona, Texas.
A large oak tree was downed on a home in the Bullard, Texas community. The tree did moderate damage to the roof and the kitchen. Another tree was downed on a home in the 400 block of West Tyler Street in Bullard, Texas. A third tree was blown over onto a privacy fence in the 400 block of Willow Street.
Several trees were downed near the Bullard community including trees down on a home with the tree destroying a garage. Fences were also downed with the winds.
The roof was blown off a warehouse along Hwy. 80 east of Mineola, Texas. Elsewhere, trees were downed across the entire county. A 70 foot communications tower was downed in Quitman. The winds tore the roof off an old Exxon Station that was located at the intersection of Hwy. 154 and 37. A huge oak tree at the Mineola Civic Center crushed a portion of a wooden bridge and fell on some of the playground equipment.
Numerous trees were downed including some on homes and automobiles in the Longview Heights subdivision.
The roof off a home was blown into a back yard and trees were downed at Loop 281 and US Hwy. 80.
Strong winds downed trees throughout the county. One tree fell on top of a home in the 700 block of Slaydon Street. Several metal buildings at the Lowe's Hardware Store on US Hwy. 79 South were destroyed and scattered across a vacant lot. Another large tree fell on a home on Shawnee Trail with trees on a home in the 800 block of South Main Street. Trees were also downed on the carport of a residence on FM 3135.
A portion of a tin roof was taken off a barn on CR 4007.
Numerous trees were downed along with power lines in Linden, Texas. A home east of Hughes Springs, Texas was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it. The master bedroom was destroyed and adjacent portions of the home suffered wind and water damage. Also, the roof was taken off a barn. At the height of the storm, 100 roads throughout the county had trees across them. Another tree fell on top of a large travel trailer in the Hughes Springs community.
Trees and power lines were downed at the intersection of US 59 and Kings Highway.
Trees and powerlines were downed in the Redwater community.
Trees reported downed throughout the county. There was one indirect injury south of New Boston, Texas when the driver of an 18-wheeler had to be taken to the hospital after his rig struck a downed tree on Texas highway 8.
Trees were downed onto powerlines, a few homes as well as on a few cars. Roof damage was reported to several buildings and commercial signs. Most of the damage was on the north side of the city.
Winds downed a few trees and powerlines throughout the county. Some out buildings were also damaged by the strong wind gusts and a tree was down on a home on FM 699.
High water was reported on Interstate 30.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, October 2009
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: 195863, 195864, 198767, 195865, 195866, 195867, 195868, 198783, 195869, 195870, 195871, 195872, 195876, 198724, 198782, 195933.