re: ETX NWLA Severe weather thread

Idk that I’ve ever seen a regular thunderstorm be that bad. May have been deracheo or however it’s spelled

I’m not sure if this technically qualifies as a derecho, but this line blowing through Jackson now is bad like a derecho. The severe thunderstorm warnings say winds could gust to 80 mph.

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Idk that I’ve ever seen a regular thunderstorm be that bad. May have been deracheo or however it’s spelled

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For a squall line to be considered a derecho - It has to be 240+ miles in length and have wind gusts exceeding 58mph that entire length.

This system appears to be split into a couple three different cells of slightly varying intensity.

That weather map still has Ft Polk listed.

I wonder how long until someone complains??

That was pretty rough. No electricity in Benton

Supposedly they clock wind at 128.6 mph near I-20 around 2am.

As it rolled into Shreveport:

That slight gravity wave or boundary moving in from the SSW amplified the storm on approach. Prior to that the top end had come down and the southern part of the storm was warned for 60mph winds. When that boundary came through and collided with the storm it ramped up again with winds aloft ~130mph. The northern extent got warned for 90mph+ winds and the southern part got bumped back to 70mph. I have the warnings turned off on this loop, but there were plenty of them.

Also, there was likely a brief tornado on the southern side following this loop. The boundary/wave interacted with an already present hook/notch and caused the couplet to tighten. It only lasted for two or three frames. It did get warned, but that warning was after it looked the "best". I didn't get a screen grab of it, but it would have been somewhere between Greenwood and Stonewall....I think.



I'm glad everyone seems to be safe and accounted for this morning. Brother Salmon, thank God you're all safe, but I hate the damage done to your home. I wish you the best of luck and hope everything goes as smoothly as possible moving forward.

This is why a weather radio is a must. We're just too prone to turn off the notifications on our phones or put it on Do No Disturb while we're sleeping. This storm rolled through in the middle of the night. It started as an inconspicuous line of severe storms nearly 500 miles away. It ebbed and flowed as far as severity went, and was an easier one to dismiss. Warnings for a destructive severe storm were issued well in advance. That weather radio, properly programmed, would have been there to alert everyone to those warnings. They can be annoying, but they can also save lives. Think about it.

Wishing everyone the best with cleanup and repair.

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The front part of the house is fine. The back half is a complete rebuild though.

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shite. Was the bike hanging on the wall in the back or front half?













Just trying to give you a chuckle through a tough time

Friend works for SWEPCO in Shreveport. Said they tracked winds as high as 97 mph and the average was 80 mph in Bossier and Shreveport. One of the power stations does not have power so they have to get it up and running first so once lines are repaired people will actually have power to get.

I know we have some posters down on the beach in GS, OB, and PCB. That stretch got hammered with 15-17" of rain with hourly rates approaching 5"/hr at times.