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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2016, 5:42 PM CDT for Hempstead County, Nevada County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 29, 2016, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hempstead County, AR, Nevada County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 29, 6:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Oakhaven, AR | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING THAT A TREE FELL ON A MOVING VEHICLE ALONG HWY 287 8 MILES EAST OF HOPE. TRESS BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. |
| Apr 29, 6:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Oakhaven, AR | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING THAT A TREE FELL ON A MOVING VEHICLE ALONG HWY 287 8 MILES EAST OF HOPE. TRESS BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. |
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 29, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1756 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 451 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 14.9
The text
As transmitted.
587
WFUS54 KSHV 292242
TORSHV
ARC057-099-292330-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0035.160429T2242Z-160429T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
542 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN NEVADA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
EASTERN HEMPSTEAD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 542 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF PATMOS...MOVING NORTH AT
45 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR EMMET...ALSO MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HOPE AND PERRYTOWN AROUND 555 PM CDT.
EMMET AROUND 600 PM CDT.
PRESCOTT AND BLEVINS AROUND 610 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PATMOS...SUTTON...OAKHAVEN AND BOUGHTON.
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 3392 9334 3390 9330 3387 9330 3384 9329
3384 9327 3348 9354 3354 9374 3396 9357
3394 9351 3396 9347 3396 9344 3395 9342
3396 9338
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 201DEG 37KT 3358 9361
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
152 follow-up statements
573
WWUS54 KSHV 292306
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
606 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
ARC057-099-292330-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160429T2330Z/
NEVADA AR-HEMPSTEAD AR-
606 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN HEMPSTEAD COUNTIES...
AT 606 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF EMMET...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF HOPE...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PRESCOTT AROUND 620 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OAKHAVEN...SUTTON AND BOUGHTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3392 9334 3390 9330 3387 9330 3384 9329
3384 9327 3354 9350 3358 9372 3396 9357
3394 9351 3396 9347 3396 9344 3395 9342
3396 9338
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 209DEG 29KT 3372 9350
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
15395
WWUS54 KSHV 292323
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
623 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
ARC057-292332-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160429T2330Z/
HEMPSTEAD AR-
623 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HEMPSTEAD 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 SOUTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS.
LAT...LON 3390 9330 3387 9330 3384 9329 3384 9327
3370 9338 3375 9345 3394 9336 3392 9334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 222DEG 30KT 3378 9333
$$
ARC099-292330-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160429T2330Z/
NEVADA AR-
623 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEVADA COUNTY...
AT 623 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF PRESCOTT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
TREES HAVE BEEN DOWNED EAST OF HOPE WITH THIS STORM.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN NEVADA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
BOUGHTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3390 9330 3387 9330 3384 9329 3384 9327
3370 9338 3375 9345 3394 9336 3392 9334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 222DEG 30KT 3378 9333
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
15The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Little River | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Little River, Miller | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier | 62 min |
| Apr 29, 2:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Sevier | 62 min |
| Apr 29, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 5:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Nevada | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Miller, Sevier | 63 min |
| Apr 29, 6:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Nevada | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nevada | 12 min |
| Apr 29, 7:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Sevier | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 9:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 31 min |
| Apr 29, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 10:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Nevada, Sevier | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Little River | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Howard | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sevier | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Sevier | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sevier | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 2:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Sevier | 71 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Little River | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nevada | 15 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.