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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 27, 2015, 11:57 AM CST for Smith County, Wood County, Texas. It was in force for 29 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
- Dec 27, 2015, 11:57 AM CST (17:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2015, 12:26 PM CST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Smith County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 8:56 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 625 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 350 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 426 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
227
WFUS54 KSHV 271757
TORSHV
TXC423-499-271845-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0069.151227T1757Z-151227T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1157 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CST
* AT 1157 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LINDALE...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF MINEOLA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HOARD AROUND 1210 PM CST.
MINEOLA AROUND 1215 PM CST.
HAINESVILLE AROUND 1225 PM CST.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3245 9541 3253 9556 3283 9538 3271 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 213DEG 22KT 3255 9545
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
133 follow-up statements
578
WWUS54 KSHV 271807
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1207 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
TXC423-499-271845-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-151227T1845Z/
WOOD TX-SMITH TX-
1207 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOOD AND NORTH CENTRAL SMITH COUNTIES...
AT 1207 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER HOARD...OR NEAR MINEOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HOARD AROUND 1210 PM CST.
HAINESVILLE AROUND 1225 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3253 9537 3260 9550 3283 9538 3271 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 213DEG 22KT 3260 9541
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
13485
WWUS54 KSHV 271819
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1219 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
TXC423-271829-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-151227T1845Z/
SMITH TX-
1219 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SMITH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3262 9529 3270 9545 3283 9538 3271 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 212DEG 24KT 3270 9534
$$
TXC499-271845-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-151227T1845Z/
WOOD TX-
1219 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY...
AT 1219 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER HAINESVILLE...OR 8 MILES EAST OF MINEOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3262 9529 3270 9545 3283 9538 3271 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 212DEG 24KT 3270 9534
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
13156
WWUS54 KSHV 271826
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1226 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
TXC499-271836-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-151227T1845Z/
WOOD TX-
1226 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3262 9529 3270 9545 3283 9538 3271 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 213DEG 22KT 3273 9532
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 5:42 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Red River | 9 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Titus, Wood | 9 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby | 26 min |
| Dec 27, 12:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Smith | 9 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Camp, Morris, Titus | 36 min |
| Dec 27, 2:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Camp, Upshur | 28 min |
| Dec 27, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Morris, Red River, Titus | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 2:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur | 9 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Morris, Titus, Upshur, Wood | 50 min |
| Dec 27, 3:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Morris, Red River | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 3:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Morris | 9 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Morris, Titus, Upshur | 51 min |
| Dec 27, 3:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus and 2 more | 50 min |
| Dec 27, 4:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Morris, Red River, Titus | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 23 min |
| Dec 27, 4:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Rusk | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 59 min |
| Dec 27, 5:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 29 min |
| Dec 27, 5:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 23 min |
| Dec 27, 5:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Rusk | 40 min |
| Dec 27, 5:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 33 min |
| Dec 27, 5:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola, Rusk | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.