KSHV radar — Shreveport, LA
KSHV is the National Weather Service's WSR-88D Doppler radar for the Shreveport area, operated with the NWS office SHV. View it live in TALON — the loop, super-res reflectivity, storm-relative velocity, rotation and correlation coefficient.
| Station | KSHV (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
|---|---|
| Location | 32.4510°, -93.8410° |
| Elevation | 384 ft above sea level |
| Type | WSR-88D (NEXRAD) S-band dual-polarization Doppler radar |
| Products in TALON | Super-res reflectivity (0.25 km), velocity, storm-relative velocity, rotation (azimuthal shear), correlation coefficient PRO |
How high can KSHV see?
A radar beam travels in a nearly straight line while the Earth curves away underneath it, so the farther a storm is from KSHV, the higher above the ground the radar is looking. Tornadoes start in the lowest few thousand feet, so storms close to the radar show low-level rotation much better.
| Distance from KSHV | Lowest scan (0.5°) | Next scan (1.5°) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 mi | 500 ft | 1,400 ft |
| 25 mi | 1,500 ft | 3,800 ft |
| 50 mi | 3,600 ft | 8,200 ft |
| 75 mi | 6,300 ft | 13,200 ft |
| 100 mi | 9,600 ft | 18,800 ft |
| 150 mi | 18,200 ft | 32,000 ft |
Height of the beam's center above the radar, using standard refraction. Terrain can raise or block the beam.
Severe weather inside KSHV's range
Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 723 tornadoes within 60 miles of the KSHV radar, 180 of them rated EF2/F2 or stronger. They have been most common in April and May. The strongest was an F4 on February 12, 1950, which passed about 8 miles east-southeast of the radar and caused 18 deaths. The most recent was an EF1 on September 24, 2025, which touched down about 16 miles north-northeast of the radar.
Hail: 2,290 reports of hail 1 inch or larger within 60 miles of the KSHV radar since 1955, 224 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest was 4.50-inch hail (grapefruit size) on April 28, 2014.
| Tornadoes since 1950 | 723 |
| EF2/F2 or stronger | 180 |
| Strongest tornado | F4 · Feb 1950 |
| Busiest tornado month | April |
| Largest hail | 4.50 in · Apr 2014 |
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database — tornadoes 1950–2025, hail 1955–2025 (the latest year is preliminary). Distances are to each tornado's recorded track; ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale.
Cities covered by KSHV
- Shreveport, LA 7 mi northeast
- Garland, TX 166 mi west-northwest
- McKinney, TX 170 mi west-northwest
- Plano, TX 171 mi west-northwest
- Dallas, TX 173 mi west
- Frisco, TX 180 mi west-northwest
- Little Rock, AR 182 mi north-northeast
- Irving, TX 183 mi west
Nearby radars
- KPOE · Fort Polk, LA 103 mi
- KLCH · Lake Charles, LA 165 mi
- KLZK · Little Rock, AR 188 mi
- KSRX · Fort Smith, AR 198 mi
- KFWS · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 202 mi
KSHV radar FAQ
How often does KSHV update?
Every NEXRAD radar completes a full scan about every 4–6 minutes in storm mode, and repeats the lowest tilt more often (SAILS) during severe weather. TALON loads each new scan as it arrives.
What is the range of KSHV?
Reflectivity reaches about 290 miles and velocity about 185 miles, but useful low-level detail is within roughly 100 miles — see the table above.
Is KSHV down?
Radars occasionally go offline for maintenance. When one does, TALON's US radar map fills the gap from neighboring radars (KPOE, KLCH, KLZK).