A narrow band of scattered showers and thunderstorms developed along a weak Pacific cold front and associated upper level disturbance during the afternoon and evening hours of January 16th across Southwest and Southcentral Arkansas. One of these storms briefly became severe across Central Union County, which uprooted a few trees, snapped large limbs, and blew shingles and a portion of metal…
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A narrow band of scattered showers and thunderstorms developed along a weak Pacific cold front and associated upper level disturbance during the afternoon and evening hours of January 16th across Southwest and Southcentral Arkansas. One of these storms briefly became severe across Central Union County, which uprooted a few trees, snapped large limbs, and blew shingles and a portion of metal roofing off of a couple of homes on Lisbon Road near the Lisbon 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 Jan 16, 2:46 PM CST, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 246 PM CST Mon Jan 16 2017 .DISCUSSION... Pacific cool front making very slow progress across portions of ne TX north of I-20, into extreme sw AR. Although a line of convection has developed along front, and scattered convection in portions of warm sector, any thunder has been very isold. Therefore have downplayed tstms for next couple of days, as overall instability will change little near this frontal zone. Reducing pops from nw this eve into Tuesday, with front returning just slightly nwd on Wed as upper low approaches. This low will reach the OK/KS area by early Thur, with tight gradient suggesting stg mid/upper lvl flow around base of low. However, lack of sfc features suggest sfc winds to remain fairly weak, and overall weakening as pressure gradients begin to relax with current quasi stnry front. Overall rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible thru Thursday aftn with steady onslaught of near saturated atmosphere near this boundary as well, accompanied by deep sw flow to continue. Finally a dry day on Friday, with a faster movg system Sat and Sat night providing another brief shot of rain./VII/. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1133 AM CST Mon Jan 16 2017/ AVIATION... An unsettled weather pattern will continue across the Arklatex as a weak frontal boundary maintains scattered showers areawide. Mainly MVFR conditions today to become IFR overnight with rain producing vsbys around 3SM to 5SM through 17/12Z. Otherwise, south winds around 5 to 10 knots to become northwest behind the front late tonight. Conditions to gradually improve to MVFR behind the front on Tuesday. /05/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 55 62 53 62 / 70 70 60 60 MLU 64 69 56 66 / 60 70 60 60 DEQ 44 59 44 56 / 10 20 40 50 TXK 49 61 48 57 / 30 30 60 60 ELD 55 62 50 60 / 70 70 60 60 TYR 50 61 50 60 / 30 30 60 60 GGG 52 62 51 61 / 40 40 60 60 LFK 59 63 56 67 / 70 70 60 60 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1137 AM CST MON JAN 16 2017 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ097-112- 126-137-138-149>153-165>167-171745- 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-BOWIE-CASS-MARION-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE- RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE- 1137 AM CST MON JAN 16 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SHIFTS INTO THE REGION. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERING THE REGION TODAY STALLS OUT ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL HELP TO ENHANCE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK. RAINFALL MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THREE TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED LATER INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED THREAT OF 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 TODAY OR TONIGHT. OKZ077-TXZ096-108>111-124-125-136-171745- MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-WOOD-UPSHUR-SMITH- 1137 AM CST MON JAN 16 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SHIFTS INTO THE REGION. SOME OF THESE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERING THE REGION TODAY STALLS OUT ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL HELP TO ENHANCE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK. RAINFALL MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED AGAIN LATER INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED THREAT OF 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 TODAY OR TONIGHT. VII
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
628 PM CST MON JAN 16 2017
ARZ072-073-LAZ004-170115-
Union AR-Columbia AR-Claiborne LA-
628 PM CST MON JAN 16 2017
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 627 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Haynesville, or 15 miles north of Homer, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 35 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
El Dorado, Smackover, Norphlet, Haynesville, Calion, Lisbon, Lawson,
Atlanta, Wesson, Hew Hope, Newell, Pigeon Hill, Cairo, Three Creeks
and Kenova.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Shreveport.
&&
LAT...LON 3294 9316 3306 9323 3338 9272 3336 9268
3337 9265 3336 9260 3337 9259 3337 9255
3333 9252 3332 9252 3333 9250 3332 9249
3333 9248 3332 9246 3329 9247 3328 9246
3327 9242 3329 9236 3324 9231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 236DEG 33KT 3302 9312
20The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Damaging thunderstorm winds uprooted a few trees, snapped large limbs, and blew shingles and a portion of metal roofing off of a couple of homes on Lisbon Road near the Lisbon community.
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