A strong upper level trough progressed through the Rockies and into the Central and Southern Plains during the day on November 4th, enhancing strong surface low development over the Upper Red River Valley into Oklahoma. This produced a strong pressure gradient over the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, allowing for very rich Gulf moisture to surge north across the Ark-La-Tex area…
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A strong upper level trough progressed through the Rockies and into the Central and Southern Plains during the day on November 4th, enhancing strong surface low development over the Upper Red River Valley into Oklahoma. This produced a strong pressure gradient over the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, allowing for very rich Gulf moisture to surge north across the Ark-La-Tex area into Eastern Oklahoma and much of Arkansas. This generated moderate instability across these areas during the afternoon, as temperatures rose into the lower to mid 80s. Very strong wind shear was also in place over these areas, with the upper trough reinforcing a cold front southeast into Southeast Oklahoma, Western Arkansas, and East Texas. This trough enhanced large scale forcing along the front, with discrete supercell development also occurring ahead of the main line of storms over portions of East Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Arkansas. Multiple tornadoes, some strong, touched down across these areas, with additional instances of damaging winds also reported before the line of storms overtook these discrete supercells and shifted east across the remainder of East Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and into North Louisiana during the evening and overnight hours into the 5th.
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 Nov 4, 5:14 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 614 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday Night) Issued at 209 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 Thunderstorm development is currently underway across portions of the Fort Worth metroplex, with further development still expect to the east of that. This eventual line of thunderstorms is still expected to start trekking east across the region, with activity ongoing to start the short-term. By 03z, the line should be effecting portions of NW Louisiana and SW Arkansas, with the threat for severe weather remaining for a few hours beyond this. At this point in the life cycle of the QLCS, the primary severe threats should be shifting towards damaging winds, with an embedded QLCS tornado threat as well. The threat for severe weather should exit the region with the line around 5-6am, with a slight decrease in threat overall as instability decreases overnight. As the front pushes through the area, temperatures will begin to fall overnight. Given the cold air advection, lows will range from the low-40s north, to upper 50s south. The cold front also looks to quickly rebound, influencing highs tomorrow with mid-60s north, and low to mid-70s south. As the skies clear into tomorrow night and winds decouple, temperatures should drop into the low to upper-40s. /44/ && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through next Thursday) Issued at 209 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 Beginning Sunday, the cold front which is expected to bring severe weather this evening and overnight will be to our SE but begin a gradual northward retreat back across the region through the day on Sunday. In the process, warm air advection showers will be possible late Sunday through Monday as the warm front eventually lifts back north of the region. Although thunderstorms are unlikely, we cannot rule out a few isolated storms in addition to the scattered showers on Monday as daytime heating may provide just enough instability for slightly deeper convection. Otherwise, the general theme for much of next week will be the above normal temperatures through Thursday as upper-level ridging builds across the Lower/Mid MS Valley. By Wednesday and especially Thursday, the upper-level ridge will migrate NE into the Tennessee/Ohio Valleys and eventually the Mid Atlantic by the end of the week. This will allow for the next major trough and cold front to spill out of the Rockies eastward into the Plains and central CONUS with another chance for convection by late Thursday into Friday. This cold front is also expected to usher in a noticeably cooler air mass as post-frontal temperatures on Friday are only expected to reach into the 60s to lower 70s for afternoon highs. Lows on Friday night will fall into the upper 30s north to lower and mid 40s south as high pressure builds into the region for next weekend. /19/ && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 603 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 For the 05/00Z TAFs, active weather will result in deteriorating flight conditions through the next several hours as a line of powerful storms progresses from west to east, bringing heavy precipitation, with drops into LIFR VIS and CIGS likely. Gusty winds continue ahead of and within the main line of storms, with LLWs potentially posing a concern for smaller craft. Conditions will quickly clear behind the line from west to east as soon as 05/06Z across northern and western airspace. /26/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 83 52 68 50 / 50 100 0 0 MLU 85 58 71 50 / 10 100 10 0 DEQ 78 44 65 42 / 90 100 0 0 TXK 80 49 65 48 / 70 100 0 0 ELD 81 50 68 44 / 40 100 0 0 TYR 82 48 64 51 / 90 80 0 0 GGG 83 48 66 48 / 80 90 0 0 LFK 85 51 71 50 / 70 90 0 0 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && SHORT TERM...26 LONG TERM....15 AVIATION...26
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 844 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 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>167-051345- 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- 844 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 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. Strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to begin affecting the region late this afternoon and continue through the evening and overnight hours. This threat will occur along a frontal boundary that will shift east across the region with very warm and unstable air ahead of the front along with increasing shear. Damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes will all be possible. A few particularly strong and significant tornadoes cannot be ruled out, especially across the western half of the region to include Southeast Oklahoma, East Texas and the adjacent areas of Southwest Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon through the overnight hours. 19
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</html>Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
858 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
ARZ070-071-LAZ001-002-TXZ112-126-138-050245-
Lafayette AR-Miller AR-Bossier LA-Caddo LA-Harrison TX-Cass TX-
Marion TX-
858 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Miller and
southwestern Lafayette Counties, northwestern Caddo and northwestern
Bossier Parishes, eastern Marion, southeastern Cass and northeastern
Harrison Counties through 945 PM CDT...
At 858 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Bivins to near Jefferson to near Marshall.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Shreveport, Bossier City, Marshall, Vivian, Blanchard, Benton, Plain
Dealing, Oil City, Mooringsport, Bradley, Hosston, Rodessa, Belcher,
Ida, Gilliam, Bivins, Smithland, Ravanna, McLeod and Brightstar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southwestern
Arkansas...northwestern Louisiana...and northeastern Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 9349 3299 9353 3255 9367 3244 9446
3273 9432 3308 9418
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 239DEG 36KT 3302 9417 3277 9427 3251 9441
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
44PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
913 PM CDT FRI NOV 4 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0856 PM TSTM WND DMG FULTON 33.61N 93.81W
11/04/2022 HEMPSTEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON I-30 BRIDGE
OVER THE RED RIVER IN FULTON, ARKANSAS
BLOCKING BOTH EAST AND WESTBOUND LANES.
&&
13Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
933 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
ARZ061-071-050300-
Lafayette AR-Nevada AR-
933 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Lafayette and Nevada Counties through 1000 PM CDT...
At 933 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles north of Prescott to near Emmet to near
Bodcaw. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Prescott, Rosston, Willisville, Bodcaw, Bluff City, White Oak Lake
State Park, Cale, Young, Sutton, Waterloo, Falcon, Boughton, Mount
Moriah, Morris, Laneburg and Reader.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southwestern
Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3390 9330 3388 9331 3384 9329 3384 9326
3383 9326 3383 9323 3380 9318 3382 9314
3378 9310 3356 9311 3339 9351 3367 9344
3386 9346 3393 9346 3396 9338
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 228DEG 41KT 3390 9340 3372 9339 3351 9344
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
44The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:36 UTC.
18 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were blown down along the length of Old Mooringsport Road just southeast of Mooringsport.
Multiple trees were blown down along Belcher Oil City Road.
Several trees were blown down around Logansport.
A few trees were blown down along Linwood Avenue just northeast of Stonewall.
Multiple trees were blown down along Evangeline Drive. Two homes were damaged by high winds. One home was pushed off its blocks and another manufactured home had wall and roof damage. At least 2 metal carports were blown down the road into a heavily wooded area.
An EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph briefly touched down in the Spring Ridge community just east of Adams Road in a heavily wooded area, where it snapped the top off of a couple of trees. The tornado continued east across Greenwood-Springridge Road and along Godfrey Road, where it snapped several trees and large limbs, and ripped some shingles off of a home. The tornado lifted in a heavily wooded area just east-northeast of Godfrey Road.
Multiple trees and power lines were downed across scattered locations in Webster Parish.
Trees were blown down across multiple locations in Southern Webster Parish, including the Heflin area.
Several trees were blown down north of Highways 1 and 84.
Scattered trees and power lines were downed across various locations in Webster Parish.
A tree was blown down on Highway 167 and Price Road just north of the Lillie community.
A tree was downed onto a power line just west of Spearsville.
Power lines were downed on Highway 3121 near Hunt Road.
A tree was blown down just northeast of Spearsville.
Several trees were blown down on Patrick Church Road east of Bernice.
Scattered pockets of trees were blown down across various locations across Jackson Parish.
Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 126 in Northern Winn Parish.
A few trees and power lines were blown down across the north end of the parish.
Multiple trees were blown down across various locations in the northern portions of Natchitoches Parish.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Louisiana, 2022Warnings in Louisiana, November 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1057181, 1057182, 1057187, 1057186, 1057189, 1057183, 1057184, 1057185, 1057251, 1057188, 1057253, 1057256, 1057255, 1057254, 1057252, 1057249, 1057250, 1057257, 1057248.