Tornado Warning 4, NWS Shreveport, LA

Issued

Mar 8, 2016, 7:18 PM CST (01:18 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 2016, 7:45 PM CST

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Shreveport, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS54 KSHV 090118
TORSHV
TXC403-405-090145-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0004.160309T0118Z-160309T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
718 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN SABINE COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST
    
* AT 717 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER BROWNDELL...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF EBENEZER...
  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...
  HEMPHILL...PINELAND...YELLOWPINE...BRONSON AND MCELROY. 

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 3139 9403 3135 9368 3116 9382 3116 9391
      3114 9402 3111 9406 3110 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 203DEG 29KT 3109 9401 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

09

935 
WWUS54 KSHV 090139
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
739 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

TXC405-090148-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160309T0145Z/
SAN AUGUSTINE TX-
739 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SAN
AUGUSTINE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3114 9405 3122 9404 3124 9403 3129 9405
      3134 9404 3136 9402 3139 9403 3135 9368
      3117 9381 3116 9391 3113 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 194DEG 24KT 3122 9393 

$$

TXC403-090145-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160309T0145Z/
SABINE TX-
739 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SABINE COUNTY...
    
AT 738 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PINELAND...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF EBENEZER...MOVING
NORTH 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...
HEMPHILL...PINELAND...BROWNDELL...YELLOWPINE...BRONSON AND MCELROY. 

LAT...LON 3114 9405 3122 9404 3124 9403 3129 9405
      3134 9404 3136 9402 3139 9403 3135 9368
      3117 9381 3116 9391 3113 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 194DEG 24KT 3122 9393 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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