A strong and persistent upper-level ridge across the Four Corners Region retrograded slightly westward, allowing an upper-level trough to shift southward from the Plains and Ozarks. The trough helped to drive a weak frontal boundary in the region where ample instability was in place as daytime maximum temperatures averaged between 100-105 degrees on July 13th.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
A strong and persistent upper-level ridge across the Four Corners Region retrograded slightly westward, allowing an upper-level trough to shift southward from the Plains and Ozarks. The trough helped to drive a weak frontal boundary in the region where ample instability was in place as daytime maximum temperatures averaged between 100-105 degrees on July 13th. Convection began to form by mid to late afternoon with several thunderstorms quickly becoming severe in the very unstable conditions. The high-based thunderstorms presented a primary damaging wind threat, which resulted in numerous damage reports through the afternoon and evening hours on the 13th. Some of the severe thunderstorms also produced hail of various sizes, including a few reports of large hail.
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 13, 1:52 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
252 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022
...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...
.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday Night)
Issued at 251 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022
A slight reprieve from widespread triple-digit temperatures is on
the way across the Ark-La-Tex in the form of a meandering frontal
boundary that will continue to instigate some convection after
sunset tonight. Until then, minimum temperatures tonight are
expected in the mid-to-upper 70s with dew points remaining in the
upper 60s and lower 70s. Precipitation will linger across our
eastern zones into the early morning hours before gradually
dissipating. The onset of daytime heating will restore energy for
another round of convection by tomorrow afternoon, especially
south of the I-20 corridor. Maximum temperatures as a result will
remain in the upper 90s in most of the county warning area with a
few areas in far western zones getting back to the triple digit
mark. Heat indices will remain marginally low enough to avoid
another widespread Heat Advisory, however, the next forecast
package may involve the issuance of a smaller Heat Advisory in our
westernmost zones.
By tomorrow night, mostly drier conditions are expected as the
aforementioned boundary finally diminishes/retreats to the north.
Minimum temperatures will be a few degrees cooler overnight in the
low-to-mid 70s, however, conditions will remain mild/muggy with
dew points in the low-to-mid 70s with light winds. /16/
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Friday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 251 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022
To end the work week, the same persistent weather pattern appears to
be in play across the Southern Plains into the Lower Miss Valley.
These players are a strong upper level ridge anchored across the
Four Corners Region of the Country with a ridge axis that extends as
far east as the Tenn Valley. A weak trough remains anchored across
SE LA into the Middle Appalachians through Friday as well and our
southeast zones are close enough to the moisture associated with
this trough for mostly diurnally driven convection across our far
southeast zones on Friday. The same can be said for Saturday across
much of the region with high temperatures ranging from near 100
degrees across our western third to the middle and upper 90s
elsewhere. Look for heat indices near or exceeding heat advisory
criteria across much of our region Friday into Saturday as well.
Changes appear underway across the central and southern portions of
the country by Sunday and especially into early next week. These
changes include a weakening of the upper level ridge across our
region and a developing upper level trough across the Upper Midwest
which will dig into the Southern Plains and Tenn Valley, resulting
in more manageable temperatures and slightly higher rain chances for
Monday into early Tuesday of next week. Put more weight into the
ECMWF solution with the above mentioned upper level pattern given
its run to run consistency but even the drier GFS has come a little
more on board to the wetter ECMWF for early next week.
Beyond Tuesday, it appears that while the upper ridge remains
anchored well to our west, the ridge axis tries to reform across the
Red River Valley and thus may lesser the influence of a persistent
shear axis, the remnants of the above mentioned upper level trough
that will shift south of our region. If this pattern holds, it will
mean the ending of precipitation and the return of hot temperatures
across much of our region.
13
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1235 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022
For the 13/18Z TAF update, a frontal boundary will continue to
meander across the airspace, nearly bisecting it through the
period and instigating SHRA/VCTS from 12/21Z overnight through
13/10Z. Surface winds will continue to converge to the north and
south of the frontal boundary, yet remain relatively light through
the period. /16/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 77 98 76 97 / 30 30 10 10
MLU 73 91 71 93 / 40 30 10 20
DEQ 73 98 71 98 / 10 0 0 0
TXK 75 97 73 98 / 20 10 0 0
ELD 72 93 70 93 / 20 10 0 0
TYR 77 100 75 100 / 20 20 10 0
GGG 75 98 73 98 / 20 30 10 0
LFK 77 98 74 96 / 20 40 10 20
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for ARZ050-051-059>061-
070>073.
LA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for LAZ001>006-010>014-
017>022.
OK...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ077.
TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ096-097-108>112-
124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
&&
SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....13
AVIATION...16Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 609 AM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141100- 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-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass- Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola- Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 609 AM CDT Wed Jul 13 2022 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Temperatures will again climb into the upper 90s to in excess of 100 degrees across the region today. When combined with the humidity, heat indices will range from 105 to 110 degrees areawide. In addition, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop by mid and late afternoon across much of the area, near a weak surface front and associated upper level disturbance. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible, capable of producing locally gusty to isolated damaging wind gusts and brief heavy rainfall. These showers and thunderstorms may linger over the area through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible Thursday mainly over East Texas, extreme Southern Arkansas, and North Louisiana. Locally gusty winds will be possible from the stronger storms, before they diminish Thursday evening. Slightly cooler temperatures are expected Thursday through Tuesday, but readings will still climb into the upper 90s to near 100 degrees through this weekend across East Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, extreme Southwest Arkansas, and Western Louisiana. When combined with the humidity, heat indices will range from 100-105 degrees, with some portions of East Texas possibly exceeding 105 degrees. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms look to increase across much of the region Sunday through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators, and storm spotters may be needed this afternoon and tonight across portions of East Texas, Southern Arkansas, and North Louisiana. 15
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</html>The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:25 UTC.
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter-sized hail reported on Highway 29 near the Hempstead and Lafayette County line.
Large limbs down along Highway 29 and quarter-sized hail reported by Arkansas State Police.
Two large trees downed at a residence on County Road 481, one uprooted and the other snapped.
Storage building caught fire due to a lightning strike on County Road 483.
Large tree down on County Road 9 south of Fouke near the Pisgah Baptist Church.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2022
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1047224, 1047225, 1047227, 1047226, 1047228.