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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2016, 7:14 PM CST for Natchitoches Parish, Red River Parish, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 8, 2016, 7:14 PM CST (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2016, 7:45 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Natchitoches Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 7:47 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Natchitoches, LA | TREE DOWN ON HWY 6 EAST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1426 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 11.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KSHV 090114
TORSHV
LAC069-081-085-090145-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0003.160309T0114Z-160309T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
714 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTH CENTRAL RED RIVER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHEASTERN SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 745 PM CST
* AT 714 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MANY...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF ANACOCO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NATCHITOCHES...MANY...ALLEN...FLORIEN...PROVENCAL...NATCHEZ...FISHER...
ROBELINE...POWHATAN...MARTHAVILLE...FLORA...HAGEWOOD...BERMUDA AND LAKE
END.
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 3155 9357 3198 9329 3172 9297 3171 9298
3170 9296 3168 9296 3168 9293 3167 9292
3145 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 222DEG 30KT 3155 9340
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
092 follow-up statements
534
WWUS54 KSHV 090126
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
726 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
LAC069-081-085-090145-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160309T0145Z/
NATCHITOCHES LA-RED RIVER LA-SABINE LA-
726 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES...SOUTH CENTRAL RED RIVER AND NORTHEASTERN
SABINE PARISHES...
AT 726 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANY...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NATCHITOCHES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NATCHITOCHES...MANY...ALLEN...PROVENCAL...NATCHEZ...ROBELINE...POWHATAN...
BERMUDA...MARTHAVILLE...FLORA...LAKE END AND HAGEWOOD.
LAT...LON 3198 9329 3172 9297 3171 9298 3170 9296
3168 9296 3168 9293 3167 9292 3151 9335
3163 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 220DEG 30KT 3163 9333
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
09891
WWUS54 KSHV 090136
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
736 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
LAC085-090146-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160309T0145Z/
SABINE LA-
736 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SABINE PARISH IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF SABINE PARISH. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SABINE PARISH
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3163 9334 3171 9334 3171 9342 3173 9344
3176 9343 3198 9329 3172 9297 3171 9298
3158 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 206DEG 27KT 3171 9331
$$
LAC069-081-090145-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160309T0145Z/
NATCHITOCHES LA-RED RIVER LA-
736 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES AND SOUTH CENTRAL RED RIVER PARISHES...
AT 736 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF NATCHITOCHES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NATCHITOCHES...ALLEN...PROVENCAL...NATCHEZ...ROBELINE...POWHATAN...
MARTHAVILLE...LAKE END AND HAGEWOOD.
LAT...LON 3163 9334 3171 9334 3171 9342 3173 9344
3176 9343 3198 9329 3172 9297 3171 9298
3158 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 206DEG 27KT 3171 9331
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
09The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 6:36 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Webster | 16 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | De Soto | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:42 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Webster | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River | 30 min |
| Mar 8, 7:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | De Soto, Sabine | 57 min |
| Mar 8, 8:04 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Union and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn | 45 min |
| Mar 8, 8:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine | 66 min |
| Mar 8, 9:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Webster | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Mar 8, 9:14 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Webster | 17 days |
| Mar 8, 9:14 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Webster | 14 days |
| Mar 8, 9:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine | 41 min |
| Mar 8, 9:35 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Ouachita, Union | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:39 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster | 18 days |
| Mar 8, 9:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier | 20 days |
| Mar 8, 10:11 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | De Soto | 19 days |
| Mar 8, 10:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville | 53 min |
| Mar 8, 10:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Red River, Webster | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 11:09 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo, De Soto | 34 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln | 19 min |
| Mar 9, 1:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Red River, Webster | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:39 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Webster | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:51 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Lincoln, Union | 5 days |
| Mar 9, 7:56 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 8 days |
| Mar 9, 8:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Red River, Union and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson, Lincoln, Union | 40 min |
| Mar 9, 10:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita, Union | 39 min |
| Mar 9, 10:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita, Union | 38 min |
| Mar 9, 10:26 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo | 19 days |
| Mar 9, 10:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Grant, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Winn | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Webster | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:08 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo, De Soto | 16 days |
| Mar 9, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Natchitoches, Red River | 16 days |
| Mar 9, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches, Red River | 19 days |
| Mar 9, 11:51 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn | 13 days |
| Mar 9, 12:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:15 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo, Webster | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Webster | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | SHV | Caddo | 6 days |
| Mar 9, 2:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Webster | 21 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Winn | 52 min |
| Mar 9, 3:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Jackson | 57 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.