Isolated severe thunderstorms developed with the aid of late afternoon heating across Southwest Arkansas. These thunderstorms developed along a residual outflow boundary created from previous convection in association with the departing remains of Tropical Storm Bill.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed with the aid of late afternoon heating across Southwest Arkansas. These thunderstorms developed along a residual outflow boundary created from previous convection in association with the departing remains of Tropical Storm Bill.
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 Jun 18, 2:23 PM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
323 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
.DISCUSSION...
CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF T.D BILL...SHOWING SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
OVER EASTCENTRAL OK. THIS SLOWING COULD WARRANT AN EXTENSION OF
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...MAINLY FOR PORTIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 30. BY 7 PM...TRENDS OF POSSIBLE CONVECTIVE INCREASE
ALONG SPIRAL BAND BELOW DRY SLOT SHOULD BECOME BETTER DEFINED AND
ALLOW EVE SHIFT TO DECIDE ON PROLONGED ISSUANCE OF FLOOD WATCH. AS
THIS LOW MOVES NORTH...A DIRTY UPPER RIDGE OVER SE STATES WILL
SHIFT WWD TO FILL THE VOID...INITIATING A RETROGRADE PATTERN
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES. THE RIDGE...ALONG WITH COMPRESSIONAL
HTG COMMON WITH A RETREATING TROPICAL LOW...WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO
RISE BACK UP OVER 90 DEGREES...AND POSSIBLY TO MID 90S BY LATE IN
WKND. ASIDE FROM ADDING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEA BREEZE TRW ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF AREA SAT AFTN...DUE TO STG SOUTH FLOW AS LOW
RETREATS...AREA SHOULD BE MOSTLY RAIN FREE AFTER DAYTIME HOURS
FRIDAY THRU MID WEEK...WHEN EASTERLY WAVE WILL ATTEMPT TO BREAK
DOWN IN UPPER RIDGE OVER AREA.VII/.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 75 90 75 92 / 40 20 10 10
MLU 75 90 74 93 / 30 30 10 10
DEQ 73 86 72 90 / 70 30 20 10
TXK 74 89 75 91 / 60 30 20 10
ELD 74 88 74 93 / 40 30 20 10
TYR 74 91 74 90 / 40 10 10 10
GGG 75 90 74 91 / 40 20 10 10
LFK 75 93 74 91 / 30 10 10 20
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ050-051-
059>061-070>073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ050-051-
059-060-070.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ001>006-
010>014-017>022.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ077.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ077.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ096-097-
108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ096-097-
108>112-124>126-136>138.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1144 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-191645- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO- RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE-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- 1144 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015 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... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEATING. THIS TROPICAL AIR IS VERY MOIST WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING DUE TO ONGOING AREAS HIGH WATER...RESULTING FROM HEAVY RAINS LATE LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A FEW CLUSTERS OF ORGANISED THUNDERSTORM COULD DEVELOP...POSSIBLY PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND WEAK TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF BILL. THEN ONLY ISOLATED...MAINLY LATE DAY ACTIVITY...COULD BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY FOR POSSIBLE CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING. VII
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
409 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
TXZ110>112-182200-
CAMP TX-CASS TX-MORRIS TX-
409 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMP...SOUTHERN
MORRIS AND SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 409 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LONE STAR...OR 13 MILES EAST OF PITTSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DAINGERFIELD...LINDEN...HUGHES SPRINGS...LONE STAR...JENKINS...
FAIRVIEW...HOLLY SPRINGS AND CENTER POINT.
LAT...LON 3300 9484 3298 9482 3300 9482 3310 9445
3293 9431 3291 9483 3299 9486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 251DEG 28KT 3294 9475
VIII.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 411 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015 TXZ124-182200- WOOD TX- 411 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 411 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR QUITMAN...OR NEAR MINEOLA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MINEOLA...QUITMAN...HAINESVILLE...FOREST HILL AND PERRYVILLE. LAT...LON 3263 9550 3287 9562 3294 9516 3273 9517 TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 251DEG 28KT 3275 9546 VIII.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
428 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW TEXARKANA 33.41N 94.11W
06/18/2015 BOWIE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE LIBERTY EYLAU AREA
&&
EVENT NUMBER SHV1500605
25SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
434 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
TXZ096-097-109-111-182230-
RED RIVER TX-TITUS TX-MORRIS TX-BOWIE TX-
434 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TITUS...NORTHERN
MORRIS...BOWIE AND SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM
CDT...
AT 434 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DALBY SPRINGS...OR NEAR BOXELDER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TEXARKANA...WAKE VILLAGE...NEW BOSTON...BOXELDER...NASH...HOOKS...DE
KALB...REDWATER...MAUD...RED LICK...US 259 AND I 30 INTERSECTION...
DALBY SPRINGS...LEARY...RED BANK...LYDIA AND SPRING HILL.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3350 9489 3359 9446 3358 9438 3354 9438
3357 9435 3355 9431 3358 9429 3356 9428
3359 9424 3356 9425 3356 9419 3358 9422
3359 9418 3355 9413 3358 9407 3357 9406
3332 9405 3326 9489
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 261DEG 42KT 3343 9478
VIIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
453 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW TEXARKANA 33.41N 94.11W
06/18/2015 BOWIE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE LIBERTY EYLAU AREA
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
EVENT NUMBER SHV1500605
25SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
519 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
TXZ097-109-111-112-182315-
TITUS TX-CASS TX-MORRIS TX-BOWIE TX-
519 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TITUS...NORTHERN
MORRIS...NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHERN BOWIE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM
CDT...
AT 519 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
COOKVILLE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF MOUNT PLEASANT...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BOSTON...HOOKS...QUEEN CITY...NAPLES...REDWATER...MAUD...OMAHA...
RED LICK...COOKVILLE...US 259 AND I 30 INTERSECTION...LEARY...
DOUGLASSVILLE...MARIETTA...DOMINO...BRYANS MILL AND SPRING HILL.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3331 9494 3335 9480 3335 9478 3332 9478
3332 9475 3336 9475 3352 9419 3317 9412
3313 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 263DEG 33KT 3320 9485
VIIThe Shreveport radar (KSHV), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:22 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was downed across Hwy. 196 just west of CR. 13 east southeast of Texarkana.
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