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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 29, 2016Camp County, Upshur County, Wood County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2016, 6:25 PM CDT for Camp County, Upshur County, Wood County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. 3 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, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Camp County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Wood County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 29, 6:28 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG10 Nne Hawkins, TXNUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN THE AREA OF FM 1002 AND FM 49.
Apr 29, 6:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG10 W Bettie, TXOZARKA HAD ITS ROOF RIPPED OFF AND 18 WHEELERS ARE OVERTURNED.
Apr 29, 6:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG9 N Hawkins, TXNUMEROUS TREES DOWN...POWER LINES DOWN...NUMEROUS HOMES DAMAGED

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 29, 1:43 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1756 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 310 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

158 
WFUS54 KSHV 292325
TORSHV
TXC063-459-499-300000-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0038.160429T2325Z-160430T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
625 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CAMP COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  EAST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
    
* AT 624 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSEWOOD...OR 13 MILES WEST OF GILMER...MOVING NORTH
  AT 35 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
           BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ROSEWOOD AROUND 630 PM CDT. 
  NEWSOME AROUND 650 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GRICE
AND PERRYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3267 9507 3273 9526 3298 9516 3291 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 200DEG 31KT 3273 9519 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

ITO
1 follow-up statement
519 
WWUS54 KSHV 292337
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
637 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

TXC063-459-499-300000-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160430T0000Z/
CAMP TX-WOOD TX-UPSHUR TX-
637 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CAMP...EAST CENTRAL WOOD AND NORTHWESTERN UPSHUR
COUNTIES...
    
AT 637 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSEWOOD...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF GILMER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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...
  NEWSOME AROUND 655 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GRICE
AND PERRYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3274 9504 3279 9523 3298 9516 3291 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 206DEG 28KT 3281 9513 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

ITO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVFranklin, Morris, Titus8 days
Apr 29, 1:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie, Franklin, Morris, Titus42 min
Apr 29, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie52 min
Apr 29, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass, Morris, Red River, Titus54 min
Apr 29, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie62 min
Apr 29, 3:35 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisorySHVAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more13 hr
Apr 29, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie63 min
Apr 29, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Rusk19 days
Apr 29, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVGregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk19 days
Apr 29, 10:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRusk46 min
Apr 29, 11:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison38 min
Apr 29, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Marion43 min
Apr 29, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith, Upshur50 min
Apr 29, 12:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Smith, Upshur, Wood45 min
Apr 29, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion42 min
Apr 29, 12:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Smith, Upshur, Wood38 min
Apr 29, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVHarrison, Panola49 min
Apr 29, 12:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVGregg48 min
Apr 29, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur29 min
Apr 29, 1:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Upshur, Wood45 min
Apr 29, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Titus, Upshur, Wood38 min
Apr 29, 1:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySHVCamp, Franklin, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood3 hr
Apr 29, 2:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRed River53 min
Apr 29, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Morris, Titus, Wood42 min
Apr 29, 2:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSHVNacogdoches, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby9 days
Apr 29, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCamp, Wood29 min
Apr 29, 2:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Morris, Smith, Titus, Upshur and 1 more5 hr
Apr 29, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVSmith, Wood62 min
Apr 29, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBowie37 min
Apr 29, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVBowie42 min
Apr 29, 5:34 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVSmith29 min
Apr 29, 5:55 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood33 min
Apr 29, 6:06 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVSmith, Upshur, Wood29 min
Apr 29, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Smith, Upshur, Wood45 min
Apr 29, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCamp, Upshur, Wood9 min
Apr 29, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVSmith40 min
Apr 29, 6:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSHVBowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River and 1 more10 hr
Apr 29, 6:56 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCamp, Morris, Titus, Upshur20 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.