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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2016, 5:29 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 61 min. 10 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
- Apr 11, 2016, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Camp County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 5:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Sw Winnsboro, TX | PUBLIC POST PHOTO OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR LAKE WINNSBORO ON KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Apr 11, 5:41 PM CDT | HAIL 2.25 | Winnsboro, TX | A PICTURE WAS POSTED TO THE KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE OF LARGE HAIL ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND 2 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER THAT FELL IN WINNSBORO. |
| Apr 11, 5:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 6 E Winnsboro, TX | PUBLIC POST PHOTO OF PING PONG SIZE HAIL IN SCROGGINS COMMUNITY ON KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Apr 11, 5:50 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 6 S Winnsboro, TX | PUBLIC POST PHOTO OF 2 INCH HAIL IN THE STOUT COMMUNITY ON KLTV FACEBOOK. |
| Apr 11, 5:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 6 Ese Winnsboro, TX | BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL FELL IN THE PINEVIEW COMMUNITY NEAR THE WOOD...CAMP...AND UPSHUR COUNTY LINE. |
| Apr 11, 6:03 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 9 Ese Winnsboro, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL... |
| Apr 11, 6:03 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 9 W Bettie, TX | PUBLIC POST PICTURE OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN THE GRICE COMMUNITY ON KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Apr 11, 6:03 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 10 Nw Gilmer, TX | A PICTURE WAS POSTED TO THE KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE OF LARGE HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN BASEBALLS THAT FELL IN THE SIMPSONVILLE COMMUNITY IN NORTHWEST UPSHUR COUNTY. |
| Apr 11, 6:03 PM CDT | HAIL 3.5 | 10 Nw Gilmer, TX | A PICTURE WAS POSTED TO THE KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE OF LARGE HAIL THAT WAS MEASURED TO BE THREE AND A HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER THAT FELL IN THE SIMPSONVILLE COMMUNITY IN NORTHWEST UPSHUR COUNTY. |
| Apr 11, 6:13 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 3 N Bettie, TX | A PICTURE WAS POSTED TO THE KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE OF MEASURED TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL THAT FELL NEAR THE BETTIE COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN UPSHUR COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 520 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
615
WFUS54 KSHV 112229
TORSHV
TXC063-159-459-499-112330-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0027.160411T2229Z-160411T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
529 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CAMP COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 528 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PLEASANT GROVE...OR 9 MILES WEST OF WINNSBORO...
MOVING EAST AT 40 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 545 PM CDT.
SCROGGINS AROUND 555 PM CDT.
LEESBURG AND NEWSOME AROUND 600 PM CDT.
PITTSBURG AROUND 610 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROCKY
MOUND 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 9551 3296 9531 3304 9531 3305 9523
3305 9513 3304 9513 3303 9511 3305 9508
3305 9492 3277 9498 3291 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 277DEG 33KT 3298 9545
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
062 follow-up statements
431
WWUS54 KSHV 112248
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
548 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016
TXC063-159-459-499-112330-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160411T2330Z/
CAMP TX-WOOD TX-UPSHUR TX-FRANKLIN TX-
548 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CAMP...
NORTHEASTERN WOOD...NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES...
AT 547 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SCROGGINS...OR NEAR WINNSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LEESBURG AROUND 600 PM CDT.
PITTSBURG AROUND 610 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROCKY
MOUND AND PERRYVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3294 9531 3304 9531 3305 9523 3305 9513
3304 9513 3303 9511 3305 9508 3305 9492
3277 9498 3287 9538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 277DEG 34KT 3294 9521
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
06064
WWUS54 KSHV 112308
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
608 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016
TXC159-499-112317-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160411T2330Z/
WOOD TX-FRANKLIN TX-
608 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOOD AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3277 9498 3281 9514 3290 9514 3296 9513
3297 9510 3296 9501 3294 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 279DEG 32KT 3288 9502
$$
TXC063-459-112330-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160411T2330Z/
CAMP TX-UPSHUR TX-
608 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CAMP AND NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES...
AT 607 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEESBURG...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CAMP AND NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3277 9498 3281 9514 3290 9514 3296 9513
3297 9510 3296 9501 3294 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 279DEG 32KT 3288 9502
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
06The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 10:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bowie, Titus | 35 min |
| Apr 11, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Morris, Red River, Titus | 39 min |
| Apr 11, 12:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie | 58 min |
| Apr 11, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Red River | 50 min |
| Apr 11, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River | 61 min |
| Apr 11, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Franklin, Wood | 58 min |
| Apr 11, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Franklin, Gregg, Morris, Upshur, Wood | 53 min |
| Apr 11, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 62 min |
| Apr 11, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 53 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.