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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2015, 1:19 AM CDT for Bowie County, Texas; 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2015, 1:19 AM CDT (06:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2015, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Bowie County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ssw Tollette, AR | DAMAGE CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND/OR UPROOTED FROM NEAR MILLWOOD LAKE TO NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF SARATOGA. SOME STRUCTURES ALSO SUFFERED DAMAGE MOSTLY FROM FALLEN TREES. NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM CONCLUDED THAT WINDS WERE NEAR 80-90 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964
WFUS54 KSHV 110619 RRA
TORSHV
ARC057-061-081-133-TXC037-110645-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0039.150511T0619Z-150511T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
119 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LITTLE RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
WEST CENTRAL HEMPSTEAD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
EAST CENTRAL BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 118 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RICHMOND...OR NEAR ASHDOWN. A SECOND
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTH OF HOOKS. BOTH OF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASHDOWN...WILTON...TOLLETTE...OGDEN...RICHMOND...SARATOGA...PINE
PRAIRIE...MILLWOOD...RED BLUFF...WALLACE...ARDEN AND BRIGHT STAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3350 9436 3368 9437 3386 9389 3363 9384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 242DEG 37KT 3365 9424
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
091 follow-up statement
183
WWUS54 KSHV 110635
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
135 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015
TXC037-110644-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-150511T0645Z/
BOWIE TX-
135 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BOWIE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3363 9384 3358 9405 3358 9409 3356 9412
3375 9419 3386 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 248DEG 30KT 3371 9408
$$
ARC057-061-081-133-110645-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-150511T0645Z/
LITTLE RIVER AR-HOWARD AR-HEMPSTEAD AR-SEVIER AR-
135 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER...SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD...WEST CENTRAL
HEMPSTEAD AND SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES...
AT 134 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHDOWN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASHDOWN...WILTON...TOLLETTE...OGDEN...SARATOGA...MILLWOOD...RED BLUFF
AND BRIGHT STAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3363 9384 3358 9405 3358 9409 3356 9412
3375 9419 3386 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 248DEG 30KT 3371 9408
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
09The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Smith, Wood | 53 min |
| May 10, 9:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Wood | 7 days |
| May 10, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Smith, Wood | 29 min |
| May 10, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie | 39 min |
| May 10, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 59 min |
| May 10, 10:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 26 min |
| May 10, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Smith, Wood | 49 min |
| May 10, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 38 min |
| May 10, 10:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 46 min |
| May 10, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Smith, Upshur, Wood | 61 min |
| May 10, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 38 min |
| May 10, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River, Titus | 37 min |
| May 10, 11:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 4 hr |
| May 10, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie | 44 min |
| May 10, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 36 min |
| May 11, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus and 1 more | 53 min |
| May 11, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wood | 65 min |
| May 11, 12:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River | 4 hr |
| May 11, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee | 64 min |
| May 11, 12:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 15 min |
| May 11, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Morris | 52 min |
| May 11, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Panola and 2 more | 46 min |
| May 11, 1:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 27 min |
| May 11, 1:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Rusk, Smith | 41 min |
| May 11, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 48 min |
| May 11, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion, Rusk | 43 min |
| May 11, 1:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 4 hr |
| May 11, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk | 61 min |
| May 11, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Smith | 40 min |
| May 11, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 61 min |
| May 11, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee | 38 min |
| May 11, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk | 47 min |
| May 11, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk | 55 min |
| May 11, 3:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Rusk | 4 hr |
| May 11, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 59 min |
| May 11, 3:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 3 hr |
| May 11, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches | 56 min |
| May 11, 4:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 3 hr |
| May 11, 5:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg | 56 hr |
| May 11, 5:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 3 hr |
| May 11, 5:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith | 67 hr |
| May 11, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 4 days |
| May 11, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood | 5 days |
| May 11, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Rusk | 7 days |
| May 11, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk | 8 days |
| May 10, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Little River, Sevier | 42 min |
| May 10, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Sevier | 42 min |
| May 10, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 38 min |
| May 10, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier | 32 min |
| May 10, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard | 32 min |
| May 11, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Columbia, Nevada, Union | 40 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.