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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 17, 2016, 9:43 AM CDT for Bowie County, Red River County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports 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
- Mar 17, 2016, 9:43 AM CDT (14:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2016, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bowie County, TX, Red River County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 9:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N De Kalb, TX | TREES DOWN REPORTED ON FM 2735 |
| Mar 17, 10:11 AM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Nne Annona, TX | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN... ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME ON CR 3300 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1777 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KSHV 171443
TORSHV
TXC037-387-171515-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0016.160317T1443Z-160317T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
943 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WESTERN BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
* AT 942 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOXELDER...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DE KALB AROUND 955 AM CDT.
NEW BOSTON AROUND 1010 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LYDIA...
SPRING HILL...ENGLISH...AVERY AND ANNONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 9489 3356 9439 3355 9439 3354 9437
3330 9437 3342 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 1442Z 270DEG 43KT 3352 9480
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
132 follow-up statements
721
WWUS54 KSHV 171451
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
951 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
TXC037-387-171515-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160317T1515Z/
RED RIVER TX-BOWIE TX-
951 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER AND SOUTHWESTERN BOWIE COUNTIES...
AT 950 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DE KALB...OR 11
MILES EAST OF BOXELDER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DE KALB AROUND 955 AM CDT.
NEW BOSTON AROUND 1015 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LYDIA...
SPRING HILL AND AVERY.
LAT...LON 3356 9439 3355 9439 3354 9437 3330 9437
3340 9481 3364 9481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1450Z 267DEG 38KT 3353 9470
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
13847
WWUS54 KSHV 171458
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
958 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
TXC387-171507-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160317T1515Z/
RED RIVER TX-
958 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3356 9439 3355 9439 3354 9437 3330 9437
3339 9473 3362 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1457Z 274DEG 42KT 3347 9462
$$
TXC037-171515-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160317T1515Z/
BOWIE TX-
958 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BOWIE COUNTY...
AT 957 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER DE KALB...OR 11
MILES WEST OF NEW BOSTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEW BOSTON AROUND 1015 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SPRING
HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3356 9439 3355 9439 3354 9437 3330 9437
3339 9473 3362 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1457Z 274DEG 42KT 3347 9462
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 9:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Red River | 43 min |
| Mar 17, 9:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Red River | 46 min |
| Mar 17, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 11:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Titus | 41 min |
| Mar 17, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Smith | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison | 51 min |
| Mar 17, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Harrison | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 51 min |
| Mar 17, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 49 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.