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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2016, 7:16 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2016, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2016, 7:39 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Upshur County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 835 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 577 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted.
718
WFUS54 KSHV 300016
TORSHV
TXC063-067-203-315-343-459-300100-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0042.160430T0016Z-160430T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
716 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN CAMP COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 716 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GILMER...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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ORE CITY AND CEDAR SPRINGS AROUND 740 PM CDT.
LONE STAR AROUND 755 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BETTIE...HOLLY SPRINGS...LAFAYETTE...MIDWAY AND CENTER POINT.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3268 9488 3281 9502 3301 9475 3284 9452
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 235DEG 24KT 3278 9494
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ITO2 follow-up statements
531
WWUS54 KSHV 300028
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
728 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
TXC203-300037-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160430T0100Z/
HARRISON TX-
728 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3277 9484 3286 9493 3301 9475 3289 9459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 235DEG 24KT 3282 9486
$$
TXC063-067-315-343-459-300100-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160430T0100Z/
MORRIS TX-CAMP TX-MARION TX-CASS TX-UPSHUR TX-
728 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MORRIS...SOUTHEASTERN CAMP...WESTERN MARION...SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND
NORTHEASTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES...
AT 727 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF CEDAR SPRINGS...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GILMER...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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CEDAR SPRINGS AROUND 745 PM CDT.
LONE STAR AROUND 755 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAFAYETTE...CENTER POINT AND HOLLY SPRINGS.
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 3277 9484 3286 9493 3301 9475 3289 9459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 235DEG 24KT 3282 9486
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ITO737
WWUS54 KSHV 300039
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
739 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
TXC063-067-315-343-459-300049-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160430T0100Z/
MORRIS TX-CAMP TX-MARION TX-CASS TX-UPSHUR TX-
739 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MORRIS...SOUTHEASTERN CAMP...
WESTERN MARION...SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND NORTHEASTERN UPSHUR COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER LARGE HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3277 9484 3286 9493 3301 9475 3289 9459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 235DEG 24KT 3287 9478
$$
ITOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee, Rusk | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Cass, Morris, Titus, Upshur | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 7:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River | 10 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Upshur | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Upshur | 21 min |
| Apr 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 10 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Angelina, San Augustine, Shelby | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Marion | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison, Rusk | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 9:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Shelby | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River | 66 min |
| Apr 29, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 10:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 11:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 12:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 12:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 3:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Panola | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine | 65 min |
| Apr 30, 4:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 6 days |
| Apr 30, 4:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Panola, Shelby | 9 days |
| Apr 30, 4:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Rusk | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 4:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith | 4 days |
| Apr 30, 4:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Wood | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 4:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg | 55 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Upshur, Wood | 4 days |
| Apr 30, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Shelby | 60 min |
| Apr 30, 4:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Sabine, San Augustine | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 5:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Marion | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 13 days |
| Apr 30, 7:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 8 days |
| Apr 30, 7:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 7 days |
| Apr 30, 11:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Marion | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.