A weak upper level shear axis lingered from Western Arkansas into Southeast Oklahoma and EastCentral Texas during the afternoon hours on August 9th, between weak ridging aloft over Southwest Texas, and an upper level low pressure system over the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. Very strong heating and ample low level moisture in place near this shear axis resulted in the development of scattered…
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A weak upper level shear axis lingered from Western Arkansas into Southeast Oklahoma and EastCentral Texas during the afternoon hours on August 9th, between weak ridging aloft over Southwest Texas, and an upper level low pressure system over the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. Very strong heating and ample low level moisture in place near this shear axis resulted in the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms over McCurtain County Oklahoma and adjacent sections of Southwest Arkansas. An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Central McCurtain County, which resulted in damaging winds which downed a tree just north of the Golden community.
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, 1:32 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
232 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016
.DISCUSSION...
Very widely scattered showers and thunderstorms beginning to fire
with the aid of afternoon heating and plentiful moisture with
pwats near 2.2" across the eastern two thirds of our region. With
less cloud cover today...temperatures have warmed nicely into the
middle to upper 90s areawide and with dewpoints not mixing down
due to the higher moisture content in the atmosphere...we are once
again dealing with high and in some places...excessive heat index
temperatures. With very little change expected during the day
Wednesday...and after collaborating with our neighboring
offices...have extended the current advisory through 00z Thu and
have added the remaining counties/parishes to this advisory.
As we go through the remainder of the work week...our region will
be less and less under the influence of a weakening upper ridge
south and west of our region. Instead...mid and late week weather
will be coming from the south and east in the form of an upper
level trough. This disturbance which has been drenching the
northeast Gulf Coast will begin to retrograde westward due to a
developing upper ridge taking up residence across the Tenn Valley
into the Carolinas. This is good news for our region as we should
see increasing rain chances and cooler temperatures as a result.
The highest rain chances and cooler daytime temperatures will be
felt across our eastern half through the end of the work week but
even our extreme western zones which have been baking in the heat
for quite sometime now should feel some relief from this heat if
not by rainfall...then my increasing cloud cover. By the end of
the week into the weekend...we may even need to watch for
excessive rainfall across our eastern most zones as pwats increase
to near 2.5 inches and our eastern zones have seen more rainfall
over the last 30 days than say our western zones have.
The forecast for the weekend continues to be interesting as not
only are we dealing with the effect from the upper trough in our
eastern zones but then we begin to look upstream as a weakening
longwave trough heads our way from the Plains. This trough will
help to pick up the Gulf disturbance by Sunday into Monday but
strong lift in association with PVA in advance of the trough
should be the key ingredients for scattered to numerous showers
and thunderstorms this weekend into early next week as well.
Thanks for the coordination today FWD...TSA...LZK...JAN...HGX.
Prelims to follow...13.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1209 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016/
AVIATION...
For the 09/18Z VRF conditions will prevail through the taf period
with light and variable Southerly winds. CU of 5KFT to 6KFT will
move into the Eastern and Western terminals before thinning out
during the overnight hours. This afternoon and evening widely
scattered showers/Thunderstorms are possible across the Eastern
terminals with the increase in moisture from the SE along with
daytime heating but these showers will diminish by sunset. Areas
that receive rain could possible see hz/br conditions for a brief
period of time during the morning afterwards winds will increase
out of the S/SE to 5 to 10 kts. /21/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 76 97 78 94 / 20 30 20 50
MLU 75 95 76 91 / 20 40 20 60
DEQ 74 96 75 96 / 20 30 20 30
TXK 75 95 76 95 / 20 30 20 40
ELD 73 96 74 93 / 20 40 20 50
TYR 80 100 80 98 / 20 20 20 30
GGG 76 98 78 97 / 20 20 20 40
LFK 76 96 77 95 / 20 30 20 50
&&
.SHV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
AR...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Wednesday for ARZ050-051-059>061-
070>073.
LA...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Wednesday for LAZ001>006-010>014-
017>022.
OK...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Wednesday for OKZ077.
TX...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Wednesday for TXZ096-097-108>112-
124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
&&
21/13HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1024 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 ARZ050-059-070-071-LAZ001>003-010>012-017-018-OKZ077-TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-101200- SEVIER-LITTLE RIVER-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER- DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE- FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG- HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA- SAN AUGUSTINE- 1024 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ANY STRONG STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL MAX OUT AT OR JUST ABOVE 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT. HEAT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE ADVISED IF SPENDING ANY TIME OUTDOORS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO PEAK NEAR OR EVEN ABOVE 105 DEGREES FROM MID TO LATE WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK. BETTER RAIN CHANCES MAY COME OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY...WHICH MAY STALL OVER THE REGION LATER IN THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ARZ051-060-061-072-073-LAZ004>006-013-014-019>022-101200- HOWARD-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-COLUMBIA-UNION-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-JACKSON- OUACHITA-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE- 1024 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE PEAK HOURS OF DAYTIME HEATING. ANY STRONG STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL MAX OUT NEAR 104 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...JUST BELOW THE HEAT ADVISORY THRESHOLD. HEAT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE STILL ADVISED IF SPENDING ANY TIME OUTDOORS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO PEAK NEAR OR EVEN ABOVE 105 DEGREES FROM MID TO LATE WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK. BETTER RAIN CHANCES MAY COME OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY...WHICH MAY STALL OVER THE REGION LATER IN THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 13
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
455 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016
OKZ077-092245-
MCCURTAIN OK-
455 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MCCURTAIN COUNTY UNTIL
545 PM CDT...
AT 455 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF BROKEN BOW...OR NEAR GLOVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HALF INCH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IDABEL...WRIGHT CITY...GARVIN...MOUNT HERMAN...OAK HILL...
HOLLY CREEK...HOCHATOWN...GOLDEN...BETHEL...GLOVER AND SHERWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 9495 3407 9502 3435 9498 3436 9456
3394 9483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 210DEG 17KT 3405 9487
15The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down across Golden Glover Road just north of the Golden community.
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