An isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the evening hours across portions of Northeast Texas on November 5th, 2015. These thunderstorms developed under a weakly unstable, highly sheared environment as an upper level trough moved into the Southern Plains/Lower Mississippi Valley.
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An isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the evening hours across portions of Northeast Texas on November 5th, 2015. These thunderstorms developed under a weakly unstable, highly sheared environment as an upper level trough moved into the Southern Plains/Lower Mississippi Valley. These storms were mainly wind producers which downed some powerlines in Smith County, Texas.
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 Nov 5, 5:56 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
556 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 06/00Z TAFS...SCATTERED CONVECTION IS ALREADY MOVING NEWD
INTO E TX...INCLUDE KTYR AND KGGG...AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER
TROUGH. THESE SHWRS/TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND WILL
LIKELY AFFECT KTXK AND POSSIBLY KSHV DURING THE FIRST FEW HRS OF
THE TAF PERIOD. ADDITIONAL STRONG CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT FARTHER TO THE NW ACROSS SE OK/N TX. THIS SECOND
ROUND OF SHWRS/TSTMS WILL MOVE INTO THE ARKLATEX LATER TONIGHT AND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOST TAF SITES THROUGH MUCH OF THE
PERIOD AS THE FRONT BECOMES QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS THE AREA.
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT MOST SITES BUT WILL DETERIORATE INTO
THE MVFR/IFR RANGE AS CONVECTION ARRIVES. LOCATIONS NOT AFFECTED
BY CONVECTION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HRS MAY BE IMPACTED BY LOW
STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG. /09/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 434 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015/
DISCUSSION...
A VERY COMPLEX FORECAST THIS EVENING AFTER A DAY WITH NEAR RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW HELPED TO MIX OUT BOUNDARY
LAYER MOISTURE...RESULTING IN LESS CLOUD COVER ESPECIALLY OVER OUR
ERN HALF. LOW TO MID 80S WERE COMMON HIGHS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
I-20 CORRIDOR OF NE TX/N LA. MORNING CONVECTION ALONG THE I-30
CORRIDOR DIMINISHED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BUT
CLOUDS HAVE HELD MORE SOLID THAN AREAS FARTHER EAST. LOOKING AHEAD
THROUGH THIS EVENING...A DEVELOPING LINE OF SHWRS AND TSTMS HAS
BECOME MORE SOLID IN THE PAST FEW HOURS WITH SEVERAL SEVERE TSTMS
ACROSS CNTRL AND ERN OK AND NOW ADDITIONAL RAPID DEVELOPMENT OVER
N CNTRL TX. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE EXHIBITED SIGNS OF ROTATION
AND THUS A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NRN THIRD OF OUR CWA
THROUGH 9PM THIS EVENING...BASICALLY ALL OF THE I-30 CORRIDOR OF
NE TX...SW AR AND MCCURTAIN CO IN SE OK. DESPITE RELATIVELY LOW
INSTABILITY...SHEAR VALUES BE INCREASING AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROF
SWINGING OUT OVER THE SRN PLAINS...TAKING ON A SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE
TILT. THEREFORE...TORNADO WATCH SEEMED REASONABLE GIVEN THESE
FACTORS BUT CERTAINLY THINK DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS WILL
BE A BIGGER THREAT IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE LINE OF TSTMS FURTHER
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES EWD INTO OUR REGION.
THE OTHER CONCERN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING IS THE
FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVER MUCH OF THE SAME AREA WHERE THE TORNADO
WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL 2-3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL POSSIBLE ON TOP OF THE 1.1-5 INCHES ALREADY OBSERVED
EARLIER TODAY. BY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT
WILL SHIFT FARTHER SE OVER NRN LA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVING IN
LATER TONIGHT STALLS OUT ALONG OR NEAR THE I-20 CORRIDOR.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AS THE FRONT FINALLY
SHIFTS SOUTH OF THE REGION. THIS DRY PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL. RAIN
CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST BY MID WEEK AS ANOTHER UPPER
TROF APPROACHES FROM THE WEST WITH INCREASING GULF AND PACIFIC
MOISTURE. /19/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 69 74 60 62 / 80 60 70 70
MLU 70 79 62 64 / 40 70 80 80
DEQ 61 74 54 65 / 100 10 10 10
TXK 66 74 56 63 / 90 20 30 30
ELD 69 73 57 60 / 80 60 70 60
TYR 64 73 58 65 / 100 40 50 60
GGG 67 73 59 63 / 80 50 60 60
LFK 70 77 62 65 / 80 60 70 70
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR ARZ050-051-059.
LA...NONE.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR OKZ077.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR TXZ096-097-
108>111-124.
&&
09HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015 ARZ060-061-070>072-LAZ001>003-TXZ112-125-126-136>138-149>151- 061315- HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER- CASS-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA- 1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATER TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS TEXAS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LESSER THREATS BUT ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>111-124-061315- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN- TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-WOOD- 1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER TODAY ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS TEXAS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LESSER THREATS BUT ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. ARZ073-LAZ004>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ152-153-165>167-061315- UNION-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON- OUACHITA-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE- NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE- 1216 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED CASES OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
636 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015
TXZ136-137-149-150-060130-
GREGG TX-CHEROKEE TX-RUSK TX-SMITH TX-
636 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN RUSK...GREGG...
NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM
CST...
AT 636 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BULLARD...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITEHOUSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BULLARD AND MIXON AROUND 640 PM CST.
WHITEHOUSE AROUND 650 PM CST.
ARP AROUND 700 PM CST.
OVERTON AROUND 710 PM CST.
KILGORE AND LIBERTY CITY AROUND 725 PM CST.
LONGVIEW...WHITE OAK...GLADEWATER...CLARKSVILLE CITY AND EAST
MOUNTAIN AROUND 730 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE LAKEPORT...NOONDAY...
LAIRD HILL...JUDSON...ROLLING MEADOWS...NEW CHAPEL HILL...
TEASELVILLE...MONROE AND WARREN CITY.
LAT...LON 3218 9546 3221 9547 3252 9504 3252 9501
3254 9499 3263 9473 3249 9470 3243 9470
3243 9468 3236 9467 3198 9536 3215 9548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 226DEG 40KT 3212 9536
06SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
719 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015
OKZ077-060200-
MCCURTAIN OK-
719 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MCCURTAIN COUNTY UNTIL
800 PM CST...
AT 716 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16
MILES EAST OF CLOUDY...OR 28 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLAYTON...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUFE...RINGOLD...MOUNT HERMAN...PLUNKETVILLE...BATTIEST...
HOCHATOWN...WATSON...PICKENS...BETHEL...SHERWOOD AND SMITHVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND COULD
LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
ROADWAYS COVERED IN WATER WITH SIGNIFICANT DEPTH.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3451 9446 3421 9448 3412 9515 3424 9514
3425 9505 3451 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 251DEG 53KT 3430 9500
06The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Powerlines were downed along Hwy. 155 near FM 344 and FM 2661.
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