Cold front remained across Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas and served as a focus for strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of the region. These storms formed in a moderately unstable environment and produced strong and damaging wind gusts as well as large hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
Cold front remained across Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas and served as a focus for strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of the region. These storms formed in a moderately unstable environment and produced strong and damaging wind gusts as well as large hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning.
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 9, 9:05 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1005 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 .DISCUSSION... CONVECTION STILL HANGING ON ACROSS E TX...WITH A FEW STORMS TRYING TO INTRUDE ON OUR EXTREME ERN LA PARISHES. COLD FRONT LOCATED ROUGHLY ALONG A PARIS TX TO HOT SPRINGS AR LINE. MODELS KEEP SOME AREAS OF QPF IN OVER THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE FRONT DRIFTS SWD...AND SEEMS TO LINE UP WELL WITH CURRENT RADAR COVERAGE. GRIDS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE...SO WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY CHANGES ATTM. /12/ && .AVIATION... A FEW STORMS CONTINUE TO LINGER ACROSS PARTS OF E TX...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT ANY TERMINALS TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL. SOME TEMPO PATCHY BR MAY DEVELOP BEFORE SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY AT SITES THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL...BUT SHOULD MIX OUT SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. COLD FRONT TO DRIFT SLOWLY SWD THROUGH THE PD...AND MAY HELP TO TRIGGER MORE CONVECTION GENERALLY ALONG AND S OF A KLFK TO KMLU LINE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. /12/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 76 95 72 95 72 / 30 20 10 10 10 MLU 75 92 70 93 68 / 30 30 10 10 10 DEQ 69 93 61 94 66 / 20 10 10 10 10 TXK 73 94 66 94 68 / 20 10 10 10 10 ELD 73 94 65 93 66 / 30 20 10 10 10 TYR 75 97 74 97 74 / 20 10 10 10 10 GGG 75 97 73 97 72 / 30 20 10 10 10 LFK 75 98 74 97 73 / 30 20 20 20 10 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1145 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-101645- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN- UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA- NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE- FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG- HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA- SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1145 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS ON FRIDAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT. NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT LIFTS NORTH FROM THE GULF COAST AND SETTLES ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 05
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
941 PM CDT THU AUG 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW LONDON 32.27N 94.93W
08/09/2012 RUSK TX EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWNED NEAR NEW LONDON ON FM 2012 AND FM
1513.
&&
MBERRYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
943 PM CDT THU AUG 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 PM TSTM WND DMG SE KILGORE 32.39N 94.87W
08/09/2012 GREGG TX EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES DOWNED SOUTHEAST OF TOWN IN THE 11000 BLOCK OF
CR. 173.
&&
MBERRYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1004 PM CDT THU AUG 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0910 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 S KILGORE 32.29N 94.87W
08/09/2012 RUSK TX EMERGENCY MNGR
CR 152 COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY TREES AND POWERLINES JUST
OFF SH 42 IN THE LEVERETTS CHAPEL AREA.
&&
MBERRYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1144 PM CDT THU AUG 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG JENA 31.69N 92.13W
08/09/2012 LA SALLE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWNED ON HOME IN EAST JENA
&&
12SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1145 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
ARZ072-073-100530-
COLUMBIA-UNION-
1145 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
COLUMBIA...
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
UNION...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ATLANTA...JUNCTION CITY...MOUNT HOLLY...VILLAGE AND WESSON...
AT 1146 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR VILLAGE...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
MAGNOLIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1150 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
LAZ020>022-100545-
CALDWELL-GRANT-LA SALLE-
1150 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES...
IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
LA SALLE...GRANT AND CALDWELL...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JENA...MIDWAY AND OLLA...
AT 1150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OLLA TO 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF MIDWAY TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLFAX...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
13The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:07 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were downed east of town along Hwy. 98 and CR. 34.
A large tree was downed across Hwy. 15 southwest of El Dorado in the Three Creeks community.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, August 2012
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: 399993, 399994, 399997.