A weak boundary combined with daytime heating to produce strong to severe thunderstorms in Red River County Texas during the afternoon of July 14th. These storms were pulse type severe thunderstorms and produced strong and damaging wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
A weak boundary combined with daytime heating to produce strong to severe thunderstorms in Red River County Texas during the afternoon of July 14th. These storms were pulse type severe thunderstorms and produced strong and damaging wind gusts. Other storms developed south of the Interstate 20 corridor in Northeast Texas during the afternoon hours. One of these storms produced a lightning strike that damaged a home near Center, Texas in Shelby County.
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 Jul 14, 10:09 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1109 AM CDT MON JUL 14 2014 .UPDATE... FOUR STATE AREA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER LOW AND INVERTED TROUGH INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...AND UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTHWEST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLIES. && .DISCUSSION... MADE A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST WITH ONLY TWEAKS TO WINDS...DEW POINTS...AND NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. /06/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 542 AM CDT MON JUL 14 2014/ DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL OK AND NORTHERN AR...SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH TOWARDS AREA. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS I-30 CORRIDOR AFTER 15/00Z. ALTHOUGH A 5 TO 10 KTS S-SW BREEZE TODAY...WILL BECOME MOSTLY LGT AND VRBL WITH FRONT...DEEP MID LVL MOISTURE AND STEEP LAPSE RATES SET THE STAGE FOR CONSIDERABLE TSTM COVERAGE...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WITH DRIER LOW LVLS. THESE DRIER LOW LVLS WILL KEEP MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS THRU PERIOD...EXCEPT NEAR HEAVY TSTMS. IN THE MEANTIME...EXPECT SOME HIGH BASED CU TO BEGIN DEVELOPING BY MID AFTN./VII/. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 530 AM CDT MON JUL 14 2014/ DISCUSSION... SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRMS THAT THE TUTT LOW OVER THE NW GULF SUNDAY HAS BEGUN TO FILL THIS MORNING AS IT SPINS OVER SE TX...WITH AREAS OF AC HAVING RECENTLY DEVELOPED ALONG AN ASSOCIATED SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING NE ACROSS TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR INTO NCNTRL LA. THUS...CURRENT TEMPS MAY NOT FALL MUCH MORE THAN THE CURRENT READINGS...GIVING OUR AREA A HEAD START ON TEMPERATURES RISING WELL INTO THE 90S. THE UPPER RIDGING TO OUR N HAS FLATTENED OUT IN RESPONSE TO TH DIGGING LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE PLAINS/MIDWEST REGION...WITH THE RIDGE HAVING RETROGRADED BACK W TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. EVENSO...A WSW LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A WEAK SFC TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CNTRL AND NE OK TO ALONG THE MO/AR BORDER. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN ENHANCED HEATING FOR ONE MORE DAY...WITH MAX TEMPS AGAIN CLIMBING INTO THE MID/UPPER 90S AREAWIDE. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS MAY BE FELT ACROSS OUR NRN ZONES WHERE THE PROGS INDICATE AN AC FIELD SPREADING ESE ACROSS SE OK/SW AR. THIS HAS BEEN SLOW TO OCCUR THOUGH PER SATELLITE IMAGERY...BUT IS NOTED OVER CNTRL OK/NRN AR...AND SHOULD CONTINUE ESE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING TROUGH. MIXING WAS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED SUNDAY WHICH ALLOWED FOR HEAT INDICES TO REMAIN NEAR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPS OVER MOST AREAS...ALTHOUGH A BIT HIGHER ACROSS DEEP E TX/NCNTRL LA WHERE ISOLATED CONVECTION DEVELOPED. SINCE A SIMILAR SETUP IS EXPECTED TODAY...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE EXERCISED NONE THE LESS IF SPENDING ANY LENGTH OF TIME OUTDOORS. SHOULD AGAIN SEE ISOLATED CONVECTION DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON FROM DEEP E TX ACROSS N LA NEAR THE WEAK SHEAR AXIS...WITH THE SFC TROUGH TO OUR N PERHAPS SAGGING A BIT FARTHER S INTO ERN OK/NRN AR BEFORE PULLING UP STATIONARY. THE SHORT TERM PROGS REMAIN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH SCT CONVECTION DEVELOPING NEAR THIS TROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SPILLING ESE INTO SE OK/SW AR. GIVEN MODERATE SBCAPES AND STEEPENING 850-700MB LAPSE RATES BENEATH THE UPPER TROUGH...AN ISOLATED SVR THREAT WILL EXIST WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT BASED ON THE INVERTED V SOUNDINGS INDICATIVE OF THE DEEP DRY AIR IN PLACE ABOVE THE SFC. THE PROGS ACTUALLY EXPAND THIS CONVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT AS UPPER DIVERGENCE INCREASES OVER THE ERN 2/3RDS OF THE AREA BENEATH THE TROUGH...AND HAVE RAISED POPS ACCORDINGLY AREAWIDE. ANY ISOLATED SVR THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH THE STABILIZING BNDRY LYR...WITH THE CONVECTION DIMINISHING FROM N TO S TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS E TX/N LA. THE SFC TROUGH TO OUR N WILL BE REINFORCED SWD BY A SECONDARY COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE FRONT REACHING THE I-30 CORRIDOR OF NE TX/SW AR AROUND 12Z TUESDAY. THIS FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY SEEP S THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TUESDAY...PULLING UP STATIONARY SOMEWHERE OVER SE TX/CNTRL OR S LA TUESDAY NIGHT. DRIER AIR SHOULD BEGIN TO BACKDOOR SW IN WAKE OF THE FROPA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...RESULTING IN BELOW NORMAL TEMPS FOR THE NRN HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY AS THE STATIONARY BNDRY TO OUR S BEGINS TO WORK BACK N AS A WARM FRONT OVER E TX/WRN LA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE RED RIVER SE ACROSS E TX INTO CNTRL LA. WEAK PERTURBATIONS IN THE NW FLOW ALOFT AND A STRENGTHENING SRLY LLJ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT OVER WCNTRL/NW TX INTO WRN OK WILL RESULT IN SCT CONVECTION DEVELOPING...ORGANIZING INTO A MCS ALONG/N OF THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PROGS HAVE TRENDED A LITTLE FARTHER N WITH THE RETURNING WARM FRONT...AND HAVE FOCUSED THE HEAVIER QPF N AS WELL...ACROSS CNTRL/SRN OK AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF N TX. THEY HAVE ALSO SLOWED THE SE PROGRESS AS WELL...AND HAVE TRENDED POPS BACK A BIT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH DID INCREASE POPS TO LIKELY FOR THE NW ZONES LATE. THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST QPF NOW IS IN QUESTION ACROSS OUR REGION AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE WARM FRONT. THE ECMWF DOES REMAIN PERSISTENT THOUGH WITH WIDESPREAD 3-6" QPF/S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...WHEREAS THE 00Z WRF/GFS/CANADIAN SOLUTIONS PLACE THE HEAVIEST RAINS FARTHER TO OUR N ACROSS SE OK/SW AND CNTRL AR...WITH 1-3" AMOUNTS FARTHER S. BUT REGARDLESS...MUCH NEEDED RAINS ARE ON THE WAY GIVEN THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE LAST 5-6+ WEEKS. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS SHORTWAVE TROUGHING AMPLIFIES OVER THE MS VALLEY...RESULTING IN DRIER AIR ALOFT SPILLING SE INTO THE REGION. THE WARM FRONT REMAINS PROGGED TO LIFT FARTHER N OF THE REGION...RETURNING THE AREA BACK TO THE HOT AND MUGGIES AS RIDGING ALOFT EXPANDS E INTO THE SRN PLAINS. ASIDE FROM WEAK RIPPLES IN THE NW FLOW OVER THE NRN/ERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION THIS WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE LONG RANGE PROGS AMPLIFY THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SRN ROCKIES AND EXPAND IT E TO THE MS RIVER BY MIDWEEK. /15/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 99 73 90 68 90 / 20 50 30 10 20 MLU 97 72 90 65 87 / 20 60 40 10 10 DEQ 94 69 87 62 84 / 30 50 20 10 20 TXK 98 72 88 63 86 / 20 50 20 10 20 ELD 96 71 88 62 87 / 20 60 30 10 10 TYR 98 73 92 70 89 / 10 40 30 10 30 GGG 98 73 91 69 90 / 10 40 30 10 30 LFK 98 74 93 73 92 / 20 40 40 20 30 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 06
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1215 PM CDT MON JUL 14 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>167-151100- ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD- HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION- MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA- PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX- SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR- WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD- 1215 PM CDT MON JUL 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA... SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...AND THEN SPREAD EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT DRIFTS SOUTH. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL NEAR INTERSTATE 30 IN NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE. DUE TO STRONG HEATING AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. THESE STORMS WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. THOSE WHO MUST BE OUTSIDE SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES... WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...AND TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY...AS THEY CAN EASILY SUCCUMB TO THE HEAT. IN ADDITION...GIVE YOUR PETS PLENTY OF WATER AND A SHADY PLACE TO REST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS THE REGION...AS THE WEAK COLD FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. THIS WILL HAPPEN AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES SHIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY...AND INTO THE FOUR STATE AREA. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL REMAINS IN QUESTION...WITH AMOUNTS OF THREE TO IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES POSSIBLE. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL BE GREATER WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. 06
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 182 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:55 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was downed over County Road 2104 west northwest of Clarksville, Texas.
Large limbs were downed along Farm to Market 2573 in the community of Bagwell, Texas.
The Center Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire at 1134 CR 2230 in Center Texas at 5:30pm. The caller reported lightning struck the house and ignited a fire. Upon arrival on scene, the Center Fire Department reported the flames were in the attic of the home and spreading quickly. The fire department called in the assistance of the Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department for the need of another tanker truck.|Firefighters fought the blaze as the storm continued to rage and lightning could be seen as well as thunder being heard. Rain poured down but failed to help extinguish any of the fire due to heavy winds blowing and fueling the flames.
The fire department did lose a ladder to the blaze which was leaned against the end of the house to give crews better access to the attic area. Fire weakened the brick structure and a portion of a brick wall fell causing damage to the ladder. No firefighters were on the ladder when the wall fell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 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: 521815, 521816, 523079.