An upper level trough moved out of the Texas Hill Country and towards the region during the afternoon hours of April 13th. Thunderstorms developed under moderate instability but strong deep layer shear aloft.
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An upper level trough moved out of the Texas Hill Country and towards the region during the afternoon hours of April 13th. Thunderstorms developed under moderate instability but strong deep layer shear aloft. The result was some wind damage across portions of Southwest Arkansas.
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 Apr 13, 4:50 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
550 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
.DISCUSSION...
SPC TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 76 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WE HAVE
RESENT ZONE UPDATES AND RECREATION FORECAST FOR THIS EVENING
VERSES MENTIONING ANY REMAINING PORTION OF THE LATE AFTERNOON TO
INCLUDE HEADLINES AND SEVERE THREAT. AT PRESENT OUR LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM...BUT COULD BE EXTENDED
PAST SUNSET BASED ON THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS.
WE WILL SEE HOW THE GUSTS LOOK EARLY THIS EVENING. NO OTHER
CHANGES AT THIS TIME. /24/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 221 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014/
DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LEADING
SHORT WAVE..SPREADING INTO NE TX...SE OK...AND EXTREME WESTERN AR
THIS AFTN. EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER THIS AFTN MAY LIMIT
INSTABILITY...HOWEVER...40 TO 45 KT SOUTHERLY WINDS JUST ABOVE
BOUNDARY LAYER...PARTICULARLY NORTH OF I-20...PROVIDE AMPLE SHEAR
FOR SVR STORMS. REMOVED SVR MENTION BEHIND THIS INITIAL LINE FOR
EVENING HOURS...BUT WILL KEEP MENTION OF SVR IN AHEAD OF THIS LINE...
IN ADDITION TO STORMS THAT REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...OUT AHEAD OF
MAIN COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
CWA LATE TONIGHT...AND SHOULD CLEAR AREA DURING MORNING HOURS...
LEAVING A PERIOD OF STRATIFORM RAIN...IN STRONGLY SATURATED
INVERSION IN LOW LVLS...ENDING DURG THE AFTN. ALSO ISSUES LAKE
WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA WITH COLD FRONT WINDS...NOON UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. ALONG WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY...A
RARITY FOR MID APRIL... WIND CHILLS MAY ALSO FALL INTO THE 20S
DURG EVE GIVEN STRENGTH OF WINDS AS TEMPS FALL THRU THE 40S...AND
INTO 30S. FREEZE WARNINGS FOR NORTHERN CWA NEED TO BE LOOKED AT
FOR MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA BY TUESDAY WITH STG
RADIATIVE COOLING TUE NIGHT... WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT NEAR FREEZING
OVERNIGHT TEMPS POSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGER SWATH TUE NIGHT. TEMPS
WILL RETURN TO NEAR SEASONAL LATER IN WEEK WITH POSSIBLE
CONVECTION LATER IN WEEK AS BROAD UPPER TROUGHING MOVG ACROSS
REGION...AND THEN AGAIN POSSIBLY LOW POPS SITUATION AGAIN FOR
EASTER./VII/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 64 64 37 62 35 / 60 40 20 10 10
MLU 67 67 37 60 34 / 60 60 40 10 10
DEQ 53 54 32 61 32 / 70 30 10 10 10
TXK 57 58 35 61 35 / 70 30 10 10 10
ELD 63 63 34 60 32 / 70 50 30 10 10
TYR 56 57 35 62 37 / 60 30 10 10 10
GGG 59 60 36 62 35 / 60 30 10 10 10
LFK 66 67 37 63 36 / 60 40 20 10 10
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.
LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022.
OK...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: OKZ077.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077.
TX...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
&&
24HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1152 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141700- 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- 1152 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR DALLAS FORT WORTH...ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE INTENSE WITH DAYTIME HEATING...AS THEY TRACK INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND THE EAST TEXAS LAKES...LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL FINALLY REACH NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA BY EARLY EVENING. INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING DISCRETE SUPERCELLS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STORMS MAY SUBSIDE LATER IN THE EVENING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MAY LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY...BEFORE THE COLD FRONT CLEARS OUT OF THE AREA. A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VII
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
428 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N PITTSBURG 33.01N 94.97W
04/13/2014 CAMP TX EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOFS OFF OF THREE BUILDINGS. DAMAGE TO A CHURCH.
VEHICLE FLIPPED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1400288
10The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:56 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees and powerlines were downed in Hope, Arkansas.
A few trees were downed just west of De Queen, Arkansas.
Hail was reported just west of De Queen, Arkansas.
A few trees were downed just west of De Queen, Arkansas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2014
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: 501737, 501738, 501739, 501740.