An upper low dove southeast across the Central Plains during the early morning hours of May 28th, with the associated upper trough axis quickly shifting southeast into the Southern Plains, along an attendant cold front. A southerly low level jet quickly spread low level moisture north ahead of the front, while also enhancing convergence along the front to allow for a complex of showers and…
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An upper low dove southeast across the Central Plains during the early morning hours of May 28th, with the associated upper trough axis quickly shifting southeast into the Southern Plains, along an attendant cold front. A southerly low level jet quickly spread low level moisture north ahead of the front, while also enhancing convergence along the front to allow for a complex of showers and thunderstorms to develop over portions of Oklahoma and North Texas. These storms produced a strong cold pool resulting in very strong to occasionally severe winds across East Texas, which downed sporadic trees before re-intensifying as they entered Northwest Louisiana during the pre-dawn hours. As a result, additional trees and power lines were downed, with an isolated tornado also touching down in Minden (Webster Parish).
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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 27, 11:30 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1230 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021 .AVIATION... A line of convection will move across the region bringing -TSRA conditions to area terminals through daybreak. Conditions to gradually improve throughout the day with MVFR ceilings after 28/12Z becoming VFR by 28/18Z. Otherwise, southerly winds up to 10 knots this morning to become northwest after 28/14Z, becoming light and variable after 29/00Z. /05/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 941 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021/ UPDATE... As of the 02Z hour, the squall line at the leading edge of the MCS over Oklahoma is already arriving at the northern edge of McCurtain county. The system is propagating southward more quickly than previous model guidance suggested and looks like it will maintain its forward speed as it enters northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana. Gusty winds of up to 30-40 mph will be possible with this line, and an isolated severe threat cannot be ruled out. Isolated pockets of locally heavy rainfall in already thoroughly saturated areas will present the possibility of localized flash flooding. Thus, PoP grids have been updated to reflect this accelerated arrival of precip, consistent with the 01Z HRRR run. The leading edge of the line is on track to arrive in ELD/SHV/TYR by 06Z and will be exiting our southern regions by 12Z. PoPs will rapidly fall off in the wake of the frontal passage and remain dry through Friday, until moisture begins to return to deep east Texas by 00Z Saturday. Additionally, adjusted overnight lows down a few degrees to reflect the southward intrusion of rain cooled air behind the squall line in the pre-dawn hours. /26/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 86 66 78 59 / 40 30 20 0 MLU 86 64 76 56 / 40 20 20 0 DEQ 84 59 77 54 / 30 20 10 0 TXK 84 63 76 56 / 40 20 10 0 ELD 84 59 76 52 / 50 20 10 0 TYR 85 66 78 61 / 40 40 30 0 GGG 84 66 77 59 / 40 40 30 0 LFK 86 69 79 62 / 50 50 50 0 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && 05/26
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 153 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>004-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112- 124>126-136>138-149>151-281900- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-McCurtain- Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur- Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola- 153 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... By tonight, a linear complex of thunderstorms will become very well organized across the Middle Red River Valley of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma, and southwest Arkansas. This linear storm complex will pose a primary damaging wind threat with some bowing structures possible as it propogates southeast into our northwest zones by mid to late evening, then expand farther south down along the I-20 corridor of east Texas and northwest Louisiana through the early morning hours on Friday. Large hail, localized flooding, and an isolated tornado or two also cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the region Friday through at least the first half of Saturday across our southern zones as a cold front slowly advances south through the region. The threat of some isolated damaging wind gusts will continue on Friday, generally along and south of Interstate 20. Locally heavy rainfall may also continue to pose a flash flood risk in some areas where recent rounds of heavy rainfall have occurred. Beyond Saturday, the remainder of the Memorial Day weekend appears to be quite pleasant with ample sunshine before more widespread showers and thunderstorms return toward the middle of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters may be needed tonight through Friday morning. LAZ005-006-010>014-017>022-TXZ152-153-165>167-281900- Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine- Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-Nacogdoches-Shelby- Angelina-San Augustine- 153 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana and east Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... A linear complex of showers and thunderstorms will be advancing south toward the I-20 corridor after midnight through the early morning hours on Friday. This linear storm complex should slowly weaken with additional southward progress, but strong and gusty winds will remain possible through daybreak on Friday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the region Friday through at least the first half of Saturday across our southern zones as a cold front slowly advances south through the region. The threat of some isolated damaging wind gusts will continue on Friday, generally along and south of Interstate 20. Locally heavy rainfall may also continue to pose a flash flood risk in some areas where recent rounds of heavy rainfall have occurred. Beyond Saturday, the remainder of the Memorial Day weekend appears to be quite pleasant with ample sunshine before more widespread showers and thunderstorms return toward the middle of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters should not be needed through tonight. 19
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1214 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
ARZ059>061-070>072-280600-
Hempstead AR-Lafayette AR-Little River AR-Miller AR-Nevada AR-
Columbia AR-
1214 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER...
HEMPSTEAD...MILLER...LAFAYETTE...NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA
COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...
At 1213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Gum Springs in Clark County to near
Washington to near Ogden. Movement was south at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 35 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Texarkana, Hope, Prescott, Stamps, Waldo, Lewisville, Fouke, Emmet,
Buckner, Perrytown, Rosston, Garland, Fulton, Ogden, Washington,
Willisville, Bodcaw, Bluff City, Genoa and Brightstar.
LAT...LON 3390 9330 3384 9329 3383 9323 3380 9318
3382 9314 3378 9310 3345 9312 3322 9345
3304 9404 3355 9404 3355 9405 3364 9406
3377 9367 3396 9339
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 341DEG 30KT 3404 9318 3371 9365 3358 9410
20Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1217 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
ARZ059-TXZ096-097-108>112-280600-
Little River AR-Cass TX-Camp TX-Bowie TX-Red River TX-Franklin TX-
Morris TX-Titus TX-
1217 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER...
CASS...FRANKLIN...BOWIE...MORRIS...TITUS...NORTHWESTERN CAMP AND
SOUTHERN RED RIVER COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...
At 1217 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fulton to near De Kalb to 9 miles
southwest of Deport. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Texarkana, Mount Pleasant, Atlanta, Wake Village, Ashdown, New
Boston, Hagansport, Boxelder, Nash, Hooks, Mount Vernon,
Daingerfield, Linden, De Kalb, Queen City, Naples, Bogata, Redwater,
Maud and Omaha.
LAT...LON 3349 9531 3352 9471 3368 9403 3304 9404
3302 9419 3304 9531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 317DEG 30KT 3362 9388 3347 9465 3343 9544
20Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1259 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
ARZ060-061-070>072-LAZ001-280645-
Hempstead AR-Lafayette AR-Miller AR-Nevada AR-Columbia AR-Caddo LA-
1259 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HEMPSTEAD...
MILLER...LAFAYETTE...SOUTHERN NEVADA...CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN CADDO PARISHES UNTIL 145 AM
CDT...
At 1259 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bluff City to 7 miles north of Lewisville
to 6 miles northwest of Queen City. Movement was south at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 35 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Texarkana, Magnolia, Stamps, Waldo, Lewisville, McNeil, Fouke,
Bradley, Taylor, Buckner, Rodessa, Rosston, Garland, Ida,
Willisville, Bodcaw, Bluff City, Smithland, Genoa and Brightstar.
LAT...LON 3338 9312 3338 9298 3331 9298 3307 9351
3302 9367 3302 9381 3297 9382 3290 9404
3336 9404 3376 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 350DEG 27KT 3368 9316 3348 9358 3322 9423
20Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
103 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
TXZ097-108>112-124>126-280645-
Upshur TX-Cass TX-Camp TX-Bowie TX-Marion TX-Wood TX-Franklin TX-
Morris TX-Titus TX-
103 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION...CASS...
FRANKLIN...NORTHERN WOOD...SOUTHERN BOWIE...NORTHERN UPSHUR...
MORRIS...TITUS AND CAMP COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
At 103 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Genoa to near Naples to near Como.
Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Texarkana, Mount Pleasant, Atlanta, Wake Village, Pittsburg,
Winnsboro, Leesburg, Nash, Mount Vernon, Daingerfield, Linden,
Quitman, Hughes Springs, Lone Star, Queen City, Naples, Ore City,
Redwater, Maud and Omaha.
LAT...LON 3296 9531 3327 9531 3335 9480 3332 9475
3336 9474 3349 9404 3289 9404 3280 9432
3275 9564 3296 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 331DEG 30KT 3336 9382 3324 9460 3310 9548
20Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
146 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
ARZ070-LAZ001-002-TXZ112-124>126-136>138-150-280730-
Miller AR-Bossier LA-Caddo LA-Upshur TX-Gregg TX-Smith TX-
Harrison TX-Cass TX-Marion TX-Wood TX-Rusk TX-
146 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY...
NORTHWESTERN CADDO AND NORTHWESTERN BOSSIER PARISHES...EASTERN
SMITH...MARION...SOUTHERN CASS...HARRISON...NORTHERN RUSK...
SOUTHEASTERN WOOD...UPSHUR AND GREGG COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
At 146 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ravanna to near Hoard. Movement was
southeast at 35 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Shreveport, Tyler, Longview, Marshall, Kilgore, Whitehouse, White
Oak, Gladewater, Gilmer, Vivian, Hallsville, Blanchard, Overton,
Waskom, Jefferson, Benton, Troup, Big Sandy, Hawkins and Ore City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
These storms 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3289 9471 3288 9466 3290 9465 3313 9391
3264 9356 3236 9444 3239 9449 3235 9450
3214 9516 3214 9525 3266 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 335DEG 29KT 3305 9397 3263 9533
24Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
150 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
ARZ070>073-LAZ002>004-280730-
Lafayette AR-Union AR-Miller AR-Columbia AR-Bossier LA-Claiborne LA-
Webster LA-
150 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MILLER...
SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...WESTERN UNION AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...NORTHERN CLAIBORNE AND NORTHERN BOSSIER
PARISHES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
At 150 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Stephens to 8 miles west of Bradley.
Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
El Dorado, Magnolia, Springhill, Junction City, McNeil, Haynesville,
Cullen, Plain Dealing, Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Bradley, Taylor,
Emerson, Shongaloo, Smithland, Wesson, Village, Lisbon, Macedonia and
Bussey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
These storms 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3310 9240 3301 9263 3302 9272 3298 9273
3265 9359 3297 9382 3301 9382 3302 9386
3309 9391 3338 9310 3337 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 297DEG 32KT 3341 9298 3311 9380
24The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:44 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A 59 mph wind gust was measured at the Shreveport Downtown Airport.
A concentrated but significant area of wind damage occurred from along and just east of Benton Road in Bossier City near Riverwood Drive, which continued to just south of East Texas Street just west of Pierre Bossier Mall. Across this area, there were various levels of mainly roof damage to apartments, outbuildings, and metal building systems, including a fast food restaurant on East Texas Street. A 2 year old girl suffered a head injury after a large tree limb crashed through a living room window of a home in the 2300 block of Broadway Drive off of Benton Road in Bossier City. Wind speeds in this straight line damage swath were generally estimated to be in the 70-80 mph range, although damage indicators did suggest some isolated peak speeds up to 90 mph just east of Benton Road.
Trees and power lines were downed across Highway 79 east of Highway 159 in Minden, forcing the closure of the road in both directions.
A large tree was blown down onto power lines on West Canal Blvd near Sunset Circle in the Sunset Acres neighborhood. Several other trees were blown down across roads in the area as well.
A couple of trees were downed onto power lines in the Anderson Island area of Shreveport. One of the trees also fell onto a nearby home. No injuries were reported.
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down just southwest of the Minden airport along Methodist Camp Road and tore through Downtown Minden over the course of its 2.5+ mile track. The tornado tracked southeast through the heart of Minden, crossing Main Street/Highway 79 in the Downtown area. Nearly all of the damage was limited to trees being uprooted or having large limbs and the tops of trunks broken with some scattered structural damage in the town due to tree debris falling on these structures. The tornado weakened and lifted as it crossed Fincher Road on the eastern side of the Minden city limits.
A tree fell onto a vehicle severe miles east of Farmerville.
A large oak tree was blown down onto Highway 143.
Large pieces of a metal roof were ripped off of a mobile home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Louisiana, 2021Warnings in Louisiana, May 2021
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: 952839, 952847, 952841, 952842, 952843, 953092, 952844, 952845, 952846.