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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Shreveport, LA

November 23, 2004Winn Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 23, 2004, 6:19 PM CST for Winn Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Nov 23, 2004, 6:19 PM CST (00:19 UTC)
Expired: Nov 23, 2004, 7:15 PM CST
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Winn Parish, LA

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 23, 2:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -317 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1517 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 394 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KSHV 240019
TORSHV
LAC127-240115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
617 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WINN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 715 PM CST

* AT 617 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF WINNFIELD...OR NEAR ST. MAURICE...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT ATLANTA...WINNFIELD...
  AND JOYCE.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

REPEATING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
FOR...
  WINN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
UNTIL 715 PM CST.

LAT...LON 3181 9292 3184 9294 3186 9289 3192 9287
      3203 9287 3214 9292 3215 9231 3187 9232
      3181 9236 3181 9261 3172 9263 3172 9296

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, 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 this tornado warning went out at Nov 23, 3:25 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 3:25 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
325 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

.DISCUSSION...
WARM FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH ACROSS CWA AS COLD FRONT
AND DRY AIR INTRUSION APPROACHES FROM SOUTHWEST. WARM AIR SHOULD
NOT MOVE MUCH FURTHER NORTH AS SYSTEM OCCLUDES OVER NORTHERN PORTION
OF CWA. DRY AIR PUNCH SHOULD REACH EASTERN ZONES LATE TONIGHT...
BRINGING END TO RAIN ALL BUT EXTREME NORTH. LIGHT RAIN IN NORTH MAY
LINGER INTO EARLY MORNING...BUT BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...SYSTEM
CROSSES MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BE STRONG
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND LOOK FOR TEMPS TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING
OR SLIGHTLY BELOW BY THURSDAY MORNING IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
ADJACENT SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS ZONES. SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST...AND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WINDS ACROSS WESTERN
PORTION OF CWA WILL BE RETURNING TO SOUTHERLY.

NEXT FRONT DUE SATURDAY...BUT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS AREA VERY
RAPIDLY...SO WILL GO WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER FOR SUNDAY...BUT GFS BRINGING SYSTEM
SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT ONE INTO SOUTHWEST U.S. MONDAY. AT THIS
TIME...STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOOKS TO BE FURTHER SOUTH IN GULF...
THUS NORTH WINDS AND COOLER TEMPS WOULD INDICATE NO SEVERE STORMS.

IN SHORT TERM...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES INTO EVENING
HOURS FOR MUCH OF CWA...ISOLATED TORNADOES STILL POSSIBLE...BUT
CAPE AND SHEAR VALUES REMAINS MARGINAL. AS TEMPS BEGIN TO
COOL ALOFT...HAIL THREAT COULD INCREASE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  54  55  35  54 /  70  10   0   0
MLU  59  61  36  52 /  90  10   0   0
DEQ  49  52  29  53 /  70  30   0   0
TXK  52  54  34  53 /  70  10   0   0
ELD  55  57  33  53 /  90  10   0   0
TYR  50  52  34  56 /  50  10   0   0
GGG  51  53  34  55 /  70  10   0   0
LFK  54  55  34  56 /  50  10   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

14

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 12:00 PM CST, 6 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1200 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-241200-
ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-
HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION-
MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA-
PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR-
WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD-
1200 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE
ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ENTER EAST TEXAS BY THIS EVENING AND
MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TONIGHT.
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER MOST OF THE FOUR
STATE REGION...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE
STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 23, 1:34 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
134 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             33.61N 95.06W
11/23/2004  1.25 INCH        RED RIVER          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

05

Special weather statement, Nov 23, 1:37 PM CST, 4 hours 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
137 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

LAZ010-011-017>020-022-TXZ108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-
232050-
ANGELINA-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-
LA SALLE-MARION-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-
RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-SAN AUGUSTINE-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UPSHUR-
WINN-WOOD-
137 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

A TORNADO WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR THOSE AREAS OF
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MOUNT
VERNON TEXAS...TO MANSFIELD LOUISIANA...TO OLLA LOUISIANA. THIS
AREA INCLUDES WITH CITIES OF TYLER...LUFKIN...AND NACOGDOCHES
TEXAS...AND MANY...NATCHITOCHES...AND JENA LOUISIANA.

03

Local storm report, Nov 23, 5:24 PM CST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
524 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0442 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAN AUGUSTINE           31.53N 94.11W
11/23/2004                   SAN AUGUSTINE      TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 23, 6:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Natchitoches	29 min
Nov 23, 7:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant	47 min
Nov 23, 8:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caldwell	38 min
Nov 23, 8:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Grant	44 min
Nov 23, 8:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	LaSalle	37 min
Nov 23, 11:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Sabine	46 min
Nov 23, 11:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Natchitoches	49 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.