Excessive Heat, Bossier
- When
- August 4, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bossier forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat in Louisiana, August 4, 2011
Ambient temperatures around 108 degrees with heat index values around 115 degrees resulted in a heat related fatality in Bossier Parish. A 72 year old man was found in his house deceased.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
Ambient temperatures around 108 degrees with heat index values around 115 degrees resulted in a heat related fatality in Bossier Parish. A 72 year old man was found in his house deceased. A small air conditioner was running in his house but the air temperature in his house was 106 degrees when he was found. His house was in Haughton, Louisiana.
What forecasters said that day
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 4, 1:48 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 1:48 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
248 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2011
.DISCUSSION...
OBS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTN SHOWING ANOTHER TEMP RECORD-
BREAKING DAY. TEMPS SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY COOL DOWN MOVING INTO
THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH HOT AND DRY SOIL SHOULD KEEP THAT RATE
SLOWER THAN WHAT GUIDANCE HAS ADVERTISED. DESPITE THE SLOW COOL
DOWN...HEAT ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL LIKELY STILL BE NEEDED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PATTERN SHIFT COMING...AS MODELS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THE RIDGE
FROM THE E THIS WEEKEND. DEVELOPING TROF EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK
WILL EVENTUALLY FORCE THE RIDGE BACK TO THE W OVER AZ/NM. RAIN
CHANCES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NE...HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED AND MAY BE
INCREASED AS MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW MORE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN RUNS.
NW FLOW STILL LOOKS TO SET UP ACROSS THE REGION BY MID WEEK...AND
REALLY TAKES HOLD BY LATE IN THE WORK WEEK AS THE TROF DEEPENS.
CERTAINLY TOO EARLY TO PUT TOO MUCH FAITH IN THE MODELS...BUT
CURRENT THU-SAT FCST DEVELOPS MULTIPLE NW FLOW MCS/S. WITH
EXTREME DROUGHT ONGOING ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA...THIS MIGHT BE THE
ONE SITUATION WHERE AN MCS /OR MULTIPLE ONES/ WOULD BE WELCOME.
WITH NW FLOW SETTING UP NEXT WEEK...TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON
THE DOWNWARD SLIDE BACK TOWARD SEASONAL NORMS. IF MODEL FCSTS PAN
OUT...THE ENTIRE REGION COULD BE SEEING LOW TO MID 90S BY LATE
NEXT WEEK. /12/
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 06/00Z. SCT CU BETWEEN 6 AND
8 KFT THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING CLEAR AFTER 00Z. BRIEFLY LOWER CIGS
AND VISIBILITIES VICINITY OF WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION...MAINLY
NORTH OF A KPRX TO KMLU LINE. CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH SHORTLY
AFTER SUNSET...WITH SCT TO BKN CLOUDS AROUND 10 KFT PERSISTING
LONGER IN AREAS EXPERIENCING THE CONVECTION. SURFACE WIND MOSTLY
SOUTHWEST 5-10 KTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 KTS OR LESS AFTER 00Z. /14/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 82 107 80 106 80 / 10 20 20 10 10
MLU 81 105 80 105 79 / 10 20 20 20 20
DEQ 78 109 77 108 78 / 20 20 20 20 20
TXK 82 109 79 107 79 / 20 20 20 20 20
ELD 81 107 79 105 78 / 20 20 20 20 20
TYR 84 108 82 107 81 / 10 10 10 10 10
GGG 83 108 81 106 81 / 10 10 10 10 10
LFK 78 106 78 104 77 / 10 10 10 10 10
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.
LA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022.
OK...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: OKZ077.
TX...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
&&
12/14Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 10:56 AM CST, 6 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1156 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 ARZ070-071-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126- 136>138-149>153-165>167-051200- MILLER-LAFAYETTE-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-UNION LA- DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA- NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS- CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE- RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1156 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING INTO THE 110 TO 120 DEGREE RANGE. PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE HEAT WILL BE NEEDED TODAY FOR EXTENDED TIME SPENT OUTDOORS...OR IN AN INSUFFICIENTLY COOLED BUILDING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... LITTLE IF ANY RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS PARKED DIRECTLY OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION. AS A RESULT...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SOAR WELL ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE HEAT WILL BE NEEDED INTO THE WEEKEND...AND PERHAPS BEYOND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ARZ050-051-059>061-072-073-OKZ077-051200- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-COLUMBIA-UNION AR- MCCURTAIN- 1156 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING INTO THE 110 TO 120 DEGREE RANGE. PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE HEAT WILL BE NEEDED TODAY FOR EXTENDED TIME SPENT OUTDOORS...OR IN AN INSUFFICIENTLY COOLED BUILDING. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... LITTLE IF ANY RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS PARKED DIRECTLY OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION. AS A RESULT...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SOAR WELL ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE HEAT WILL BE NEEDED INTO THE WEEKEND...AND PERHAPS BEYOND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. 12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:56 PM CST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
556 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2011
OKZ077-042345-
MCCURTAIN-
556 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
MCCURTAIN...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BEACHTON...PLUNKETVILLE...SMITHVILLE AND WATSON...
AT 550 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF COVE...OR 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BEACHTON...AND JUST NORTHEAST OF WATSON., THIS STORM
WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM...AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL DUE TO THE SLOW DRIFT OF
THIS STORM.
06The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive Heat, Bossier | 2011-08-04 | 72 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
What these are
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 4, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Texas, August 4 to 5, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 4, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 4 to 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Texas, August 4, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 4, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 4, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, August 4 to 5, 2011
- Wildfire in Texas, August 4 to 5, 2011
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 4, 2011
- Excessive Heat in South Carolina, August 4, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 4, 2011
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, August 2011
Sources
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: 320285.