A weak surface trough was reinforced southwest into extreme Northeast Texas and North Louisiana from a complex of showers and thunderstorms that developed over Central and Southern Arkansas during the late evening and early morning hours of July 2nd-3rd. This surface trough lingered over the area through the day on July 3rd, and focused scattered shower and thunderstorm development over these…
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A weak surface trough was reinforced southwest into extreme Northeast Texas and North Louisiana from a complex of showers and thunderstorms that developed over Central and Southern Arkansas during the late evening and early morning hours of July 2nd-3rd. This surface trough lingered over the area through the day on July 3rd, and focused scattered shower and thunderstorm development over these areas during the afternoon. Given the moderate instability that had developed along this surface boundary, an isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Eastern Webster Parish in Northwest Louisiana, where damaging winds downed a large tree just southeast of Minden. These storms shifted west southwest across the remainder of Northwest Louisiana into East Texas during the afternoon.
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 3, 11:34 AM CST, 16 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 608 AM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020 ARZ050-059-070-071-LAZ001>003-010>012-017-018-OKZ077-TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-041100- 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- 608 AM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Very hot and humid conditions are again expected today over Southeast Oklahoma, East Texas, extreme Southwest Arkansas, and Western Louisiana, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the mid 90s. When combined with the high humidity, heat indices will range from 105 to 108 degrees. Thus, a Heat Advisory is in effect from 10 am to 7 pm today for these areas. In addition, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop today across the region, near a weak surface boundary and attendant upper level disturbance. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms can not be ruled out, with locally gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall possible before the storms gradually begin to diminish tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible from the holiday weekend through at least the middle of next week, as a series of upper level disturbances linger near the region. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible each day, which could produce locally gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters may be be needed for today through this evening. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. ARZ051-060-061-072-073-LAZ004>006-013-014-019>022-041100- Howard-Hempstead-Nevada-Columbia-Union-Claiborne-Lincoln-Jackson- Ouachita-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle- 608 AM CDT Fri Jul 3 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop today across the region, near a weak surface boundary and attendant upper level disturbance. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms can not be ruled out, with locally gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall possible before the storms gradually begin to diminish tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible from the holiday weekend through at least the middle of next week, as a series of upper level disturbances linger near the region. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible each day, which could produce locally gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters may be needed today through this evening. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. 15
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</html>The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:50 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was blown down on Middle Road just north of Jess Easley Trail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, July 2020
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: 893265.