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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2016, 6:14 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 46 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 30, 2016, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Camp County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 6:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 E Quitman, TX | HAIL REPORTED NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 154 AND COUNTY ROAD 3130. |
| Mar 30, 6:21 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 10 Ese Quitman, TX | HAINESVILLE FIRE DEPT REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD IN PINE MILLS COMMUNITY...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FM ROAD 14 AND FM ROAD 49. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 568 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
736
WFUS54 KSHV 302314
TORSHV
TXC063-159-449-459-499-310000-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0021.160330T2314Z-160331T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
614 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CAMP COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN TITUS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
EASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 614 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HAINESVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MINEOLA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
WINNSBORO AROUND 630 PM CDT.
NEWSOME AND SCROGGINS AROUND 640 PM CDT.
LEESBURG AROUND 645 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GRICE
AND PERRYVILLE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3296 9533 3296 9531 3300 9531 3312 9522
3293 9491 3263 9533 3276 9548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 223DEG 37KT 3276 9534
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
062 follow-up statements
477
WWUS54 KSHV 302340
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
640 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
TXC159-302347-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160331T0000Z/
FRANKLIN TX-
640 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3305 9511 3293 9491 3275 9516 3284 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 239DEG 27KT 3286 9517
$$
TXC063-449-459-499-310000-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160331T0000Z/
CAMP TX-TITUS TX-WOOD TX-UPSHUR TX-
640 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CAMP...SOUTHWESTERN TITUS...EAST CENTRAL WOOD AND
NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES...
AT 637 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF SCROGGINS...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LEESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE ROTATION IN THIS STORM
HAS WEAKENED BUT MAY STILL PRODUCE A TORNADO.
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.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... NOISOME AROUND 650 PM CDT. LEESBURG
AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GRICE
AND PERRYVILLE.
LAT...LON 3305 9511 3293 9491 3275 9516 3284 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 239DEG 27KT 3286 9517
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
06064
WWUS54 KSHV 302356
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
656 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
TXC063-449-459-499-310006-
/O.EXP.KSHV.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160331T0000Z/
CAMP TX-TITUS TX-WOOD TX-UPSHUR TX-
656 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CAMP...SOUTHWESTERN TITUS...
EAST CENTRAL WOOD AND NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700
PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3305 9511 3293 9491 3275 9516 3284 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 223DEG 37KT 3286 9517
$$
06The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 11:07 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Franklin, Red River, Titus | 59 min |
| Mar 30, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Red River, Titus, Wood | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Smith | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Camp, Upshur, Wood | 47 min |
| Mar 30, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Morris, Red River, Titus and 1 more | 48 min |
| Mar 30, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Morris, Titus | 58 min |
| Mar 30, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Upshur, Wood | 60 min |
| Mar 30, 6:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Smith, Wood | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 62 min |
| Mar 30, 6:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Morris, Titus, Upshur, Wood | 3 hr |
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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.